| (Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz:
“I thank Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Brazil and Colombia, who have decided to change their voting pattern at the United Nations General Assembly and for the first time voted today against the resolution regarding the ‘Division for Palestinian Rights’ at the UN Secretariat. This body represents the structural discrimination against Israel in the UN arena and uses UN manpower and budgetary resources to promote a Palestinian narrative while simultaneously encouraging a distinctly anti-Israel agenda.
“I am pleased that this significant group of countries has decided today to voice a clear moral stance against discrimination towards Israel at the UN. This represents an important step in the long struggle against the prejudiced bias towards Israel at the United Nations. Particularly noticeable is the shift in the stance of several member states of the European Union and I trust that the remaining EU members will adopt this position soon.
“A special thanks is due to our loyal friends, the United States, Canada, Australia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Nauru who voted again against this resolution.” |
