(i24news) The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt six resolutions condemning Israel during a special annual session for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. In one decision, the UN voted to support a resolution that used solely Muslim language to describe the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and ignored the site's biblical role in Judaism and Christianity, with 147 member states voting in favor, 7 against and 8 abstaining. France, Italy, Germany and the UK all voted in favor of the resolution, while the U.S., Canada, Israel, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Naura and Palu all voted against it. Another resolution calling on Israel to transfer control of the Golan Heights to Syria was adopted by 103 in favor, 56 against, and 6 abstentions. "Today's resolutions are yet another example of the daily bias Israel faces in the UN," Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said. "At the same time that Israel is celebrating the historic decision to reestablish the Jewish state in our homeland, the UN continues to fund organizations and pass resolutions that do nothing to better the lives of the Palestinians." The day of solidarity with the Palestinians is marked every November 29, the date of the UN resolution adopting the Partition Plan, which paved the way for the end of the British Mandate and the establishment of the State of Israel. "While Israel celebrates the UN decision that led to its independence, the UN chooses to mark the Palestinian 'Nakba' (catastrophe)," Danon said. "The Palestinians continue to try to avoid a direct dialogue with Israel through the UN, while the UN continues funding bodies motivated by narrow political interests that help perpetuate the conflict."
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