(Fox News) Adam Shaw - The U.S. on Thursday voted against the UN's 2021 program budget "that reflects...a shameful legacy of hate, anti-Semitism, and anti-Israel bias," UN Ambassador Kelly Craft said. "We stand by our principles, stand up for what is right, and never accept consensus for consensus' sake." Israel also voted against the budget. Reasons for the U.S. vote included funding for an event commemorating the 2001 Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA) which was "poisoned by anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias." The Bush administration walked out of the 2001 conference. Craft also cited the UN's decision not to implement the snapback mechanism of sanctions against Iran after the U.S. triggered the mechanism in August. She noted, "The majority have found themselves in an uncomfortable position of underwriting terrorism, chaos, and conflict. We refuse to be members of that club." The budget was approved by 167-2. The U.S. had asked for a rollcall vote.
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