"Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, on Saturday night spoke at the opening plenary session of the Israeli American Council (IAC) National Conference in Washington, DC and vowed to continue to work to stop the Israel bashing at the international organization.
She noted that Israel is 'the country the United Nations spends half its time on. Unfortunately, I'm not kidding. It seems the breakdown at the UN is to spend half the time on Israel, and half the time on the other member nations.'
While the UN is a hostile place for Israel, said Haley, before she became ambassador she witnessed 'a shameful period the United States became a part of that hostility'.
She was referring to the passing of UN Resolution 2334, passed by the UN Security Council last December and which 'branded Israel as a violator of international law.'
The United States allowing this motion to pass by not vetoing it 'was a cowardly act; and a real low point for America at the UN. What happened with 2334 was a betrayal of our friend in the very forum that has been one of its cruelest and most hostile foes. America was far from being a friend to Israel on that day,' said Haley..."