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Israel Slams UN Resolution to Mark Palestinian Nakba
(Ha'aretz) Jonathan Lis - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted 90-30 with 47 abstentions to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba (the catastrophe), the Palestinian name for the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Among those voting "no" were the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK, Brazil, and most members of the EU. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, slammed the vote, asking, "What would you say if the international community celebrated the establishment of your country as a disaster? What a disgrace." Erdan described the Nakba as the disaster that the Palestinians brought upon themselves with their aggression against Israel. "The Palestinians' lies must no longer be accepted on the world stage, just as this body must stop allowing the Palestinians to continue pulling its strings. I urge you all to stop blindly supporting the Palestinians' libels."