{"id":1582,"date":"2017-12-21T16:12:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T03:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2018-07-01T19:59:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T07:59:10","slug":"israel-institute-of-nz-urges-government-to-vote-against-anti-israel-un-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/2017\/12\/israel-institute-of-nz-urges-government-to-vote-against-anti-israel-un-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Institute of NZ urges Government to vote against anti-Israel UN resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
Israel Institute of New Zealand Director David Cumin is urging the Government to vote against a UN resolution criticising the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital – cautioning that the resolution is misguided and a politicisation of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week an Egyptian-drafted Security Council resolution<\/a> called on US President Trump to rescind his decision and demanded that UN states acknowledge that \u201cany decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect\u201d. It also demanded all states \u201cnot to recognize any actions or measures contrary to these resolutions\u201d.<\/p>\n The resolution was vetoed by the US at the Security Council. Turkey and Yemen have now called an emergency meeting of the general assembly to vote on a similar resolution and to call on the UN General Assembly to declare the US move \u201cnull and void\u201d<\/a>. UN general assembly votes are not legally binding, but they serve as a barometer of international sentiment on key issues.<\/p>\n However, Dr Cumin says that there are several reasons why New Zealand should vote against the resolution:<\/p>\n\n
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