The UN General Assembly last night passed a Palestinian-initiated resolution demanding an immediate end to IDF operations in Yesha (Judea, Samaria, and Gaza). The resolution equated PLO-sponsored terrorism with Israel’s anti-terror efforts by demanding an end to "military incursions and all acts of violence, terror, provocation, incitement and destruction..."
The non-binding resolution passed by a vote of 114-4, with 11 nations abstaining. Voting against were Israel, the United States, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. The original draft accused Israel of carrying out war crimes against the Palestinian population, but was toned down in light of strong opposition by the U.S. U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte recently announced that the U.S. would not support similar UN resolutions unless they also condemn Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Arafat's Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, as well as recognize that any future Israeli withdrawal must be linked to an improvement of Israel's security situation.
Referring to the recent wave of PLO-sponsored terror that left 13 Israelis dead in one day, Negroponte said that the discussions at last night’s special session were “out of step” with the reality of the events in Israel.
The non-binding resolution passed by a vote of 114-4, with 11 nations abstaining. Voting against were Israel, the United States, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. The original draft accused Israel of carrying out war crimes against the Palestinian population, but was toned down in light of strong opposition by the U.S. U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte recently announced that the U.S. would not support similar UN resolutions unless they also condemn Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Arafat's Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, as well as recognize that any future Israeli withdrawal must be linked to an improvement of Israel's security situation.
Referring to the recent wave of PLO-sponsored terror that left 13 Israelis dead in one day, Negroponte said that the discussions at last night’s special session were “out of step” with the reality of the events in Israel.