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UN Was Key in Israel's Creation But Treats Jewish State with Open Contempt
(Toronto Sun-Canada) Lorrie Goldstein - Hatred of Israel, and Jew-hatred, run so deep at the UN that the real news was that 65 countries opposed (9), abstained (35), or skipped the vote (21). Canada's abstention was the best supporters of Israel could have expected given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's lobbying for a two-year seat on the UN Security Council, with that vote taking place in 2020. The UN, ironically, was instrumental in creating Israel in 1948. But ever since, it has treated the Jewish state with open contempt, driven largely by the 22-nation Arab League and the 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Last year, the General Assembly passed 20 resolutions condemning Israel, compared to six for all other countries, with three against Syria and one each for Iran, North Korea and Crimea. What's really going on at the UN is the practice of one of the world's oldest and most enduring forms of hate.