In a first, Haley proposes U.N. General Assembly vote to condemn Hamas
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(Worthy News) – The Trump administration is responding to a scheduled Wednesday vote in the UN General Assembly condemning Israel’s recent actions in Gaza with a counter-vote, in which the 193-nation body would separately vote to condemn Hamas.
The General Assembly is set to vote on an Arab-backed resolution on “protection of the Palestinian civilian population,” after a similar measure, drafted by Kuwait, was vetoed by the US in the Security Council last week. After that vote, the US’ envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, proposed a second resolution that would condemn Hamas’ recent rocket firings on Israeli territory.
The US resolution failed, as well. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]
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