{"id":6686,"date":"2021-12-23T13:23:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T00:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/?p=6686"},"modified":"2021-12-26T08:18:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T19:18:41","slug":"why-does-new-zealand-continue-to-support-the-bullies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/2021\/12\/why-does-new-zealand-continue-to-support-the-bullies\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does New Zealand continue to support the bullies"},"content":{"rendered":"
I continue to be surprised by how many good people and democratic governments ignore the obvious flaws with the UN. One of the most glaring issues is the institutional racism of the world body<\/a>, expressed as disproportionate vitriol against the only Jewish nation.<\/p>\n Since 2015, there have been 112 resolutions condemning Israel at the General Assembly, compared to 45 that condemn any other nation<\/a>. And the tone of the resolutions that single out Israel contain none of the deferential language<\/a> found in the resolutions of other nations. When Hillel Neuer, CEO of UN Watch, was asked why there is such extreme anti-Israel bias at the United Nations, he responded with five different factors<\/a>:<\/p>\n It is not clear exactly which of the above apply most to New Zealand. However, it is clear that officials and ministers have long voted with the bullies and out of step with traditional, democratic allies.<\/p>\n The Israel Institute of New Zealand had hoped there would be a change to the voting pattern with the new Labour government. However, of the 14 resolutions passed this year in which Israel was singled out, New Zealand maintained its shameful record.<\/p>\n This is despite a Foreign Minister who has made a lot of noise about supporting indigenous people and who has made a large effort to use te reo M\u0101ori alongside English, especially when it comes to place names.<\/p>\n
\nThis year, New Zealand continued a shameful record of joining the bullies at the UN<\/a>. The voting record advised by MFAT officials<\/a> is more like that of Iran, Venezuela, or Malaysia than of Canada, Australia, or the UK.<\/p>\n\n
\nThis vote trading might also explain why there has been support for China’s genocide of Uyghur muslims<\/a> and not one condemnatory resolution against it.<\/li>\n