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TODAY: UN Watch Urges Canada’s Justin Trudeau to Reverse U.N. Vote Against Israel
GENEVA, December 18, 2019 — Canada today should reverse its support for an anti-Israel resolution co-sponsored by North Korea, Zimbabwe and the PLO, when it goes up for a second and final vote in the UN General Assembly.
Canada broke with its longstanding record of opposing one-sided resolutions last month when it voted in support of the text, with an eye toward currying votes for a Security Council seat in 2021.
“The resolution condemns Israel’s anti-terrorism barrier, yet omits to mention that it was built in response to the Second Intifada which killled or wounded 8,341 Israelis by Palestinian suicide bombings, shootings, stonings, stabbings, lynchings, rockets, and other methods of attack,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights NGO.
“The resolution was presented last month mere days after Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israelis, yet the text fails to say a word about this either.”
“Nevertheless,” wrote Neuer in an open letter to Trudeau, “you joined the jackals by voting Yes. Today, 37,000 signatories of the UN Watch petition urge you, at the U.N. vote this Wednesday, to vote No.”
“Mr. Prime Minister, you are someone who values apologies. There’s still time for you to recognize that your decision to trade Canada’s bedrock principles of fairness, in order to curry votes for your bid for a Security Council seat, was a Faustian bargain. There’s still time for you to apologize, and to do the right thing.”
Speaking on December 5th at UN Watch’s Inaugural New York Gala, former U.S. ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley also slammed Trudeau’s “deal with the devil.”
“Canada surprised Israel’s friends by voting for a North Korean resolution that challenges the legitimacy of Israel. This is a resolution that Canadian governments for years have voted against. One observer said Canada is making a ‘Faustian bargain,’ trading its integrity for a seat on the Security Council. I speak from experience when I say the United Nations presents many such opportunities to strike a deal with the devil,” said Haley.
Last month, UN Watch launched a petition for Trudeau to reverse Canada’s position on the vote taking place today. The campaign has received over 37,000 signatures.
SHAME: 🇨🇦 Canada joins the jackals, votes for anti-Israel resolution co-sponsored by North Korea, Zimbabwe & the PLO. Resolution condemns Israel for "occupying" Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem & holiest sites of Judaism. Ignores hundreds of Palestinian rockets just fired at Israelis. pic.twitter.com/Ov672kgZv7
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 19, 2019
Yesterday my Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke with national consensus established over many years to vote for a resolution targeting Israel sponsored by NORTH KOREA and other dictatorships.
But—the resolution's not final until a 2nd vote in December. https://t.co/UA7AG9s25v
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 20, 2019
Justin Trudeau votes for North Korean sponsored text on Israel. Headline of @NationalPost front page quotes UN Watch's Hillel Neuer: “Trudeau is trading Canada’s bedrock principles of fairness and equality for a UN Security Council seat.” It was a “Faustian bargain,” said Neuer. pic.twitter.com/6zSzne8Qax
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) November 20, 2019
Trudeau is trading Canada's bedrock principles of fairness & equality for a UN Security Council seat. By voting for a resolution co-sponsored by North Korea & Zimbabwe, he has entered a Faustian bargain with dictatorships that does not bode well for a free & democratic society.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) November 19, 2019
BREAKING: Ambassador Nikki Haley calls out 🇨🇦 Canada's U.N. "deal with the devil." In bid for UN Security Council seat, the Trudeau government "surprised Israel’s friends by voting for a North Korean resolution that challenges the legitimacy of Israel." (UN Watch NY Gala, Dec. 5) pic.twitter.com/SeOQvxgVvv
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) December 6, 2019
.@foxnews: Nikki Haley at @UNWatch Gala suggests Canada made 'deal with the devil' by backing anti-Israel UN resolutionhttps://t.co/kunedgwz5F @AdamShawNY
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) December 8, 2019
‘Deal with the devil’: Nikki Haley calls out Canada’s UN vote against Israel
https://t.co/S7z84nPN9z— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 7, 2019
Nikki Haley Blisters Canada For Abandoning Israel At UN: They Struck A ‘Deal With The Devil’ https://t.co/oZUSPY0vFa pic.twitter.com/NzQYnTi8xn
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) December 9, 2019
