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Senior Israeli Diplomat: UN Often Sympathetic to Israel Behind the Scenes


(Ha'aretz) Shlomo Shamir - Discussions and negotiations taking place behind-the-scenes in the UN Security Council are often sympathetic to Israeli positions on critical issues relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Amir Weissbrod, a senior Israeli diplomat and top adviser to the Israeli delegation in the UN. Moreover, the dramatic events of the Arab Spring have caused many to rethink the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the main source of instability in the Middle East. There is also a general behind-the-scenes consensus regarding the Palestinian right of return. Weissbrod says that in nearly every meeting, representatives have come to fully understand the Israeli refusal to agree to the right of return.
2011-07-28 00:00:00
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