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November 30, 2012

Israel, U.S. Blast U.N. Resolution on Palestine 
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Thursday’s U.N. vote came despite staunch opposition from the United
States and Israel, who threatened to withdraw funding from Palestinians
amidst concerns they could use their new status to challenge Israel in
international court. Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor
condemned the resolution.

Ron Prosor: "The only way to achieve peace is through agreements that
are reached by the parties and not through the U.N., resolutions that
completely ignore Israel's vital security and national interests. And
because this resolution is so one-sided, it doesn't advance peace. It
pursues — it then pushes it backwards."

Besides Israel and the United States, the only other "no" votes on
Palestine's bid came from Canada, the Czech Republic, the Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Panama. The resolution was seen as
a diplomatic rebuke of the United States, which had pressured
Palestinians to abandon it. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
blasted the measure on Thursday.

Hillary Clinton: "The unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at
the United Nations General Assembly that just passed, because it places
further obstacles in the path to peace. We have been clear that only
through direct negotiations between the parties can the Palestinians and
Israelis achieve the peace they both deserve: two states for two people,
with a sovereign, viable, independent Palestine living side by side in
peace and security with a Jewish and democratic Israel."

 

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