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UN Secretary-General Says UN Has "Disproportionate" Focus on Israel
(Independent-UK) May Bulman - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the UN Security Council on Friday, "Over the last decade I have argued that we cannot have a bias against Israel at the UN. Decades of political maneuvering have created a disproportionate number of resolutions, reports and committees against Israel. In many cases, instead of helping the Palestinian issue, this reality has foiled the ability of the UN to fulfill its role effectively." In response, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon noted: "Over the past decade...the UN passed 223 resolutions condemning Israel, while only eight resolutions condemning the Syrian regime as it has massacred its citizens over the past six years. This is absurd."