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The Gang-Assault on Israel at the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly

(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Amb. Alan Baker - At the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in October and November, the same Israel-bashing resolutions were re-adopted by the same automatic majorities, including the EU states and other countries ostensibly friendly to Israel. In many respects, these resolutions duplicate each other, all having one central aim - to criticize, single-out and to delegitimize Israel. Why would any self-respecting, democratic countries want to be a party to this gross abuse of the aims and purposes of the UN as well as the terms and spirit of the UN Charter? The resolutions determine in advance that the territories are Palestinian and demand and impose upon Israel a one-sided resolution of the conflict, totally incompatible with any genuine negotiating process. The annual Israel-bashing festival in the UN and its specialized agencies appears to have become an accepted evil within organized international society, to which most observers pay minimal if any serious attention. However, at a time when peace and normalization between Israel and Arab states are developing, it is high time that the UN and its specialized agencies seriously review this annual Israel-bashing parade. The writer, former legal adviser and deputy director-general of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads the International Law Program at the Jerusalem Center.
2020-11-19 00:00:00
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