By Omri Nahmias for The Jerusalem Post…
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon convinced a few states to avoid supporting the resolution if it does not mention antisemitism.
The UN General Assembly adopted, by a consensus this week, a resolution that condemns Islamophobia and antisemitism – in the wake of the latest attack on two New Zealand mosques, in which 50 people were murdered and 50 others were injured.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon led a diplomatic effort to change the wording of the resolution, which initially included a condemnation to Islamophobia but had no mention of antisemitism.
The ambassador convinced a few states to avoid supporting the resolution if it did not mention antisemitism.
Following the discussion at the UN, Danon said that “the memory of history seems to be fading with time, but our diplomatic efforts have shown that we will not allow the international community to remain silent while a wave of antisemitism spreads throughout the world”.
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