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Conference of Presidents Leaders Denounce Shameful UN Resolution on Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
(COP-Hamodia) Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Thursday denounced the resolution on Jerusalem adopted by the UN General Assembly as the latest example in a long history of counterproductive measures that undermine the prospect of negotiations with Israel. The leaders commended the responsible actions of those countries voting against the resolution, and noted the important message sent by the sixty-five countries that opposed it, abstained, or did not cast a vote. Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman & CEO of the Conference of Presidents, said, "The shameful, one-sided, anti-Israel UN General Assembly resolution adopted today is another stain on the United Nations that willfully disregards historic facts, distorts the present day reality, and reinforces Palestinian resistance to negotiations with Israel....This resolution adds to the long record of biased anti-Israel resolutions adopted in the General Assembly, by UNESCO, the Human Rights Council and other UN bodies." "We are once again grateful to the U.S. and Ambassador Nikki Haley for displaying steadfast moral leadership in defense of what is right and in the U.S. national interest, and in support of Israel."