Near unanimous UN support for Israel 'an important achievement'

Arutz Sheva ^ | 10/12/15 | Raphael Poch

[Eleutheria5]

In a rare turn of events, Israel received almost unanimous support at the United Nations last week for its proposal to further the dissemination of agricultural and farming technology to developing African nations.

Despite of the humanitarian nature of the proposal, it was met with vehement opposition from representatives of Arab nations, including some that will be helped by the proposal.

Regardless of the aid the proposal would provide to African countries who are suffering from drought and malnutrition, Arab nations, some of whom sit on the United Nations human rights council, did not vote in favor of the proposal for political reasons.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, spoke to Arutz Sheva about the support that was almost unanimous in the UN plenum, despite its long history of castigating and condemning Israel.

“We worked on the proposal for a long time, and we were very happy that it passed with a strong voice,” said Danon, who also mentioned that it was “strange to hear the opposition of the Arab countries regarding a proposal that was meant to help them as well.”

“There were no votes against us, but there were a lot of abstentions. But even before the vote, the Syrian representative, as well as the Palestinian Authority representative spoke against the right of Israel to submit proposals to the UN. They tried to make the situation political, and take it out of the framework of helping people.”

The Syrian delegation called for the vote on the proposal, but abstained from participating, not wanting to vote against the proposal that would help countries in need, but also not wanting to vote in favor of a proposal put forth by Israel.

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[Eleutheria5]

Why feed the poor? Well-fed people beholden to Israel do not wear suicide vests.

[o_1_2_3__]

The UN can’t even agree on picking Israel’s pockets.

[Excellence]

This will not stop any attacks. If anything, it will make them worse. Islamists will become enraged at receiving help from Jewish “apes and pigs.” They will think it’s a way the Jews are “infiltrating.”

[Eleutheria5]

Yes, there’s that. We’re “humiliating” them by saving them from mass starvation. But on the bright side, some Christians and animists might survive.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eleutheria5.

In a rare turn of events, Israel received almost unanimous support at the United Nations last week for its proposal to further the dissemination of agricultural and farming technology to developing African nations... it was met with vehement opposition from representatives of Arab nations, including some that will be helped by the proposal... "There were no votes against us, but there were a lot of abstentions. But even before the vote, the Syrian representative, as well as the Palestinian Authority representative spoke against the right of Israel to submit proposals to the UN..." The Syrian delegation... abstained from participating, not wanting to vote against the proposal that would help countries in need, but also not wanting to vote in favor of a proposal put forth by Israel.

[SJackson]

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