The General Assembly condemned Israel more than all other countries combined last year, and Israel is under more investigatory scrutiny than any other country. Israel and the US have long said the UN is overwhelmingly biased against the Jewish state. The current trajectory is neither sustainable nor inevitable,” Wennesland said. “While a wider-scale escalation was averted, with each de-escalation the stakes get higher and the tools at our disposal become fewer. The fighting at the flashpoint mosque in Jerusalem led to a brief flareup, with terrorists firing rockets at Israel from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, and carrying out attacks in Israel and the West Bank. He blamed “provocative calls” from both sides of the conflict for stoking the violence.
Wennesland decried “shocking incidents of violence” at holy sites during Ramadan, referring to Israeli police striking Palestinian worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but said the period had been mostly calm. The UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, also delivered a periodic assessment of the tensions in the region during the session. (Screenshot/ UN, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law) UN Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland addresses the UN Security Council in New York on November 28, 2022. He said Erdan had “asked rhetorical questions very emotionally” about a meeting on Russia’s Victory Day, and claimed Tuesday’s session was not hostile to Israel. Lavrov said there were no objections to the Security Council schedule when it was first presented and that the UN could not accommodate scheduling preferences for all member states. Speaking at a press briefing after the Security Council session, Lavrov denied that the meeting was held on Memorial Day due to political machinations. Maliki and Lavrov also held a bilateral meeting at the UN on Tuesday. “The rules are clear but now we need the resolve to enforce them.” “Why is it that when it comes to Israel the international community can take a stance but cannot act upon it?” he said. He blamed the international community for not enforcing “consequences” against Israel to force an end to the conflict. “So the question begs itself - why is it still ongoing?” “This the most protracted refugee crisis in the world, the most protracted denial of national collective and individual rights in the world, the most protracted protection crisis in the world,” he said. It is time to bring the Nakba to an end,” he said. The denial of our rights and the displacement and the replacement of our people is still underway, with one objective pursued in broad daylight: annexation. “While Israelis mourn, this council, as usual, will hear more blatant lies condemning the State of Israel and falsely painting it as the root of all the region’s problems.”ĭirectly addressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was leading the session, Erdan asked, “What would you do if this council was convening to single out and condemn the Russian Federation and your soldiers on the 9th of May, on Victory Day over the Nazis?” “Today’s debate has crossed all lines,” he continued.
“We made numerous requests to reschedule today’s debate, describing the deep importance of the day, yet tragically, this council refused to budge. “Today is one of the most sacred days of the year for the State of Israel,” Gilad Erdan said. The periodic Security Council session on “the Palestinian question” was held at UN headquarters in New York and was led by Russia.
NEW YORK - Israel’s envoy to the United Nations walked out of the Security Council and read the names of Israelis killed in the past year to protest the body holding a session critical of Israel on Memorial Day.
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