5 changes in favor of Israel, which Nikki Haley has achieved at the UN

United States Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley, who resigned on Tuesday, October 9, repeatedly spoke from the rostrum of this organization, defending the interests of Israel at the diplomatic level. During her tenure from January 2017, she worked closely with the Israeli delegation to the UN and visited the Jewish state.

Nikki Haley and Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: instagram.com/nikkihaley

The head of the Israeli diplomatic mission to the UN, Dani Danon, commented on the decision of his American colleague: “Thank you, Nikki, thank you for always fearlessly defending the truth. Thank you for the support you have always provided to the State of Israel, which ultimately led to a change in its status in the UN. Wherever you are, you will always remain a true friend of Israel." Vesta Israel.

Here are just a few illustrative examples of how Hayley struggled with overtly anti-Israeli initiatives of various countries within the framework of the United Nations, implementing the US foreign policy to protect its strategic ally.

On September 28, 2018, during a meeting with Nikki Haley at UN headquarters, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “You have cleared away the bad atmosphere that reigned here. On behalf of the people of Israel and all the friends of Israel in the world, I want to thank you for what you and Trump have done regarding UNESCO and UNRWA, for your fight against anti-Israel resolutions and for your decision to condemn Hamas.”

Here are five changes in favor of Israel that Nikki Haley made at the UN.

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1. Termination of UNRWA funding

31 August 2018 United States announced full termination of funding UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA).

Shortly before this, Haley gave a speech in which she stated: “Anyone who shouts ‘Death to America!’ does not deserve even a single dollar from the United States.” She doubted the veracity of UNRWA data regarding Palestinian refugees, and also said that the issue of the return of refugees is not subject to discussion during the Palestinian-Israeli settlement.

2. US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council

20 June 2018, the US Permanent Representative announced at a special press conference on the withdrawal of the United States from the UN Council on human rights.

Haley called the HRC a “cesspool of political bias” and recalled that Washington has repeatedly warned about this possibility, demanding an end to the constant and aggressive attacks on Israel.

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3. Using the veto against anti-israel resolutions

2 June 2018 The United States vetoed a draft Kuwaiti resolution condemning Israel for using force against Palestinians and calling for a mechanism of international protection. 10 from 15 members of the UN Security Council, including France and Russia, voted in support of this initiative. Only the United States was against it.

“For those who are able to recognize the reality in which Hamas terrorism is the main factor in the dire situation in Gaza, we offer an alternative proposal. This proposal places responsibility on Hamas,” explained US Ambassador Nikki Haley.

And the very first veto in its practice was the blocking of a UN Security Council resolution that prevented anyone from recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 18 December 2017 for the first time in six years, the United States seized the right of veto.

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4. Tough rebuff to anti-Israel initiatives

On September 21, 2018, the Russian representative to the UN said that Moscow considers the “pro-Israeli” steps of the United States in the Middle East settlement “counterproductive” and “undermining trust.” In response to this, Nikki Haley said on FoxNews that she does not expect love and understanding from other countries.

15 May 2018 held an emergency meeting in the UN Security Council, initiated by Kuwait, in connection with the riots at the border with the Gaza Strip, during which 61 people were killed and about 12 000 were injured.

Speaking at the meeting, Nikki Haley blamed Hamas for what was happening: “Embassy transfer The US is not harming the peace process in any way. It should be remembered that the terrorist organization Hamas had destabilized the situation for many years, long before the decision was made to move the embassy.”

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5. Countering the demonization of Israel and the movement in support of the boycott

On June 6, 2017, on the eve of her visit to Jerusalem, Nikki Haley took part in a meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights and harshly criticized its participants, accusing them of demonizing Israel. “I call for attention to the Human Rights Commission's chronic, unjustified discrimination against Israel,” the US ambassador said at the time.

On March 29, 2017, during a discussion of the BDS movement, which advocates a boycott of Israel, Haley said from the UN podium: “Know that the United States stands with Israel. You have a friend and protector in the UN who will help you." Her performance was met with thunderous applause.

And a day earlier, just a few months into her post as US Ambassador to the UN, she gave a powerful pro-Israel speech at the AIPAC convention: “The period of attacks on Israel is over. New times have come."

Yesterday there was a rumor in the media that the president Donald Trump may appoint his daughter as UN ambassadorby replacing retired Nikki Haley in this post. But, in his own words, Trump would not want to be accused of nepotism, he appointed permanent representative Ivanka.

“I think she would be incredible. I will be accused of nepotism, although I am not sure that there is anyone in the world more competent than her. But it's okay. We're looking at a lot of people, and it's interesting," Trump said.

The president said he was considering his daughter's close friend, former deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, as a candidate. “We actually have a lot of names,” he added.

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