"The secretary-general
admitted the clear truth—the U.N.'s hypocrisy towards Israel has broken
records over the past decade. During this time the U.N. passed 223
resolutions condemning Israel while only eight resolutions condemning
the Syrian regime as it has massacred its citizens over the past six
years. This is absurd." -Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N.
(Israel)—[ http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2016/12/16/un-leader-ban-ki-m oon-in-departing-speech-admits-anti-israel-bias-at-worl d-body#.WFYS9TKZOdw= - JNS.org ]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is stepping down at
the end of the year, acknowledged in a departing speech that there is
"disproportionate" bias against Israel at the world body. (Photo Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe/via JNS.org)
"We must never accept bias against Israel within U.N. bodies," Ban said Friday.
Ban went on to admit that the U.N. has a
"disproportionate volume of resolutions, reports and conferences
criticizing Israel," and that "in many cases, rather than helping the
Palestinian cause, this reality has hampered the ability of the U.N. to
fulfill its role effectively."
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon
commended Ban's statement and noted the disproportionate number of
anti-Israel resolutions passed at the U.N. in recent years.
"The secretary-general admitted the clear
truth—the U.N.'s hypocrisy towards Israel has broken records over the
past decade. During this time the U.N. passed 223 resolutions condemning
Israel while only eight resolutions condemning the Syrian regime as it
has massacred its citizens over the past six years. This is absurd,"
said Danon.
At the same time, Ban urged Israeli
lawmakers to reconsider the controversial outpost bill, which would
legalize Israeli settlements on private Palestinian land.
"I strongly urge legislators to reconsider
advancing this bill, which will have negative legal consequences for
Israel and substantially diminish the chances for Arab-Israeli peace,"
Ban said.
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