A U.S. political adviser to the United Nations said on Wednesday that two United Nations resolutions—on “oil slick on Lebanese shores” and “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory”—are anti-Israel.
“The United States remains disappointed that this body has again taken up this unbalanced resolution that is unfairly critical of Israel, demonstrating a clear and persistent institutional bias directed at one member state,” Nicholas Koval said of the Lebanon resolution. “One-sided resolutions like those introduced here today only distract from efforts to advance peace.”
“Our support for Israel’s security is ironclad and unwavering against all Iran-backed threats, including Hizballah. We continue to work on restoring calm and achieving a diplomatic solution that allows Israelis and Lebanese citizens to safely return to their homes in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon,” he added. “The United States will continue to oppose every effort to delegitimize Israel. As such, the United States once again vote a ‘no’ on this one-sided resolution.”
Of the resolution on permanent sovereignty, Koval used the same language about U.S. disappointment with the U.N. committee for the “unbalanced” resolution that “is unfairly critical of Israel.”
“One-sided resolutions will not help advance peace. Not when they ignore the facts on the ground. One-sided resolutions are purely rhetorical documents that seek to divide us at a time when we should be coming together. And one we must not cling to longstanding lines of division,” he said. “If member states are serious about promoting the cause of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, they should seek to end the persistent bias within the United Nations against Israel.”
