Analysis
Europe, Do Better At The UN
November 27, 2020
By Michael Sieveking
Next month the United Nations General Assembly will pass a litany of one-sided resolutions against Israel. Europe, for the most part, supported in committee a whopping eleven texts lambasting the Middle East’s lone democracy. Six more resolutions are headed straight to the world body’s plenary.
In comparison, the world’s worst human rights abusers will get away with a slap on the wrist: Only seven other country-specific resolutions will cover the likes of Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
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Dear friends...
Foreign Minister of Cyprus at AJC TAI
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