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Israeli Envoy Describes UN Thaw
(New Jersey Jewish News) Robert Wiener - Ron Prosor, Israel's permanent representative to the UN, said his country is beginning to gain acceptance at the world body. He described a recent Security Council session on women in government, where he invoked the names of Israeli politicians Golda Meir and Tzipi Livni, and asked his fellow delegates, "How many women leaders do you know of in the Arab world? Zero." Prosor said that in March he arranged for Iranian-born singer Rita to perform at the General Assembly. "The message was, 'We have nothing against the Iranian people. We have a lot against your leadership.'" Prosor said he succeeded in getting the General Assembly to pass an Israeli resolution hailing the country's entrepreneurship. "They told me, 'You'll be humiliated. It will never happen.'" But after what he labeled a "full-court press," 141 of the 193 member states approved the resolution. "Some do not have diplomatic ties with us, showing you there is huge respect for Israel under the radar screen."