UNGA adopted 17 resolutions against Israel this year, compared to six for the rest of the world.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has condemned Israel the most in 2020, according to a report by the UN Guard, a Geneva-based NGO that monitors the global body’s performance.
With two of its resolutions criticizing Israel last week, the UNGA brought the total number of resolutions against the country to 17 – almost three times compared to the rest of the world, standing at six.
One resolution each was used for North Korea, Iran, Syria, Myanmar and two on Crimea, the report said.
While pro-Israel activists criticized the UN for consistently taking decisions against the country, one of the resolutions was to include Israel for the adoption of pro-Israel exploitation of Palestinian natural resources on the West Bank and Syrians in the Golan Heights owned.
That resolution stated in November that it is “deeply concerned that Israel has not withdrawn from the Syrian Golan, which has been in possession since 1967” and stressed “the illegal construction of an Israeli settlement and other activities. in the Syrian Golan owned since 1967 ”.
Another resolution in October states that it is necessary to resolve the Palestinian refugee issue and urges all sides to deal with Palestinian refugee property and their incomes within the peace talks.
UNGA resolutions are non-binding, but they have symbolic importance in global affairs.
Last month, the UN’s Middle East ambassador, Nickolay Mladenov, said he was “deeply concerned” about Israel’s decision to proceed with the construction of an illegal Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem. would make the nearby Palestinian state more difficult, reiterating that “settlement settlement” is illegal under international law ”.
The move also put a strain on fishing for the incoming U.S. administration led by President Joe Biden, who has opposed settlement expansion and hopes to revive talks. about a two-state solution.
Earlier this year, Israel suspended its link with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) after the group published a list of more than 100 companies working in illegal settlements in the United States. West Bank.
Israel in October this year also stopped issuing visas to DA human rights workers in Palestine, forcing them to flee, including OHCHR country leader James Heenan.