The Brave 14: Only a handful of countries supported Israel at the UN, while 120 sided with Hamas
After the vote, the Israeli ambassador described the international organization as "rotten and miserable" and assured that his nation will continue to do what is necessary to defend itself.
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This Friday, the majority of United Nations members voted in favor of a resolution drafted by the Arabs that makes no specific mention of the terrorist group that massacred more than 1,400 Israelis but that calls on Israel to cease "hostilities" in Gaza.
Since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7, the 193-member international body has failed to reach a consensus on the conflict.
After several attempts, this Friday, the UN finally issued its first response to the attack. However, instead of supporting the Canadian amendment condemning the massacre committed by the terrorist group, the body approved a non-binding resolution calling for a "durable and sustained humanitarian truce" in Gaza and rejecting the "forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian population."
The resolution, drafted by 22 UN nations, including Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), received 120 votes in favor, 45 abstentions and 14 votes against it.
The countries that joined in rejecting the resolution were: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, Guatemala, Hungary, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, the United States and Israel.
The UN, a "rotten and miserable" organization
After the vote, Israel regretted the position that the international organization has taken in the face of Hamas attacks and assured that its country will continue to defend itself and do what is necessary to confront Hamas terrorism.
The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, explained that the resolution is "biased and harmful" and opined that the fact that it went ahead caused the UN to lose relevance and legitimacy.
"It is important to understand what happened now in the rotten and miserable body called 'the UN.' Jordan presented a proposal (…) that calls for a ceasefire and does not mention the existence of Hamas (…) nor does it specifically ask for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages (…) This is a black day for the UN," he said.
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