Israel Cuts $6 Million In UN Funding Over Vote On Settlements
Muhammad Rameez Published January 06, 2017 | 10:20 PM
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 6 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 06th Jan, 2017 ) : Israel on Friday suspended about $6 million in funding to the United Nations to protest a Security Council resolution demanding an end to settlements in the Palestinian territories.
The council adopted the resolution last month after the United States refrained from using a veto to block the measure in a break from its usual practice of shielding its middle East ally. The cut to Israel's $40 million annual contribution to the United Nations represented the portion of the UN budget allocated to four committees on Palestinian issues, the Israeli mission said.
"It is unreasonable for Israel to fund bodies that operate against us at the UN," Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement.
"We seek to stop the practice where the UN is used solely as a forum for unending attacks against Israel." The announcement came a day after the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of a measure condemning the UN stance and chastising President Barack Obama's administration for abstaining in the Security Council vote.
The cut in funding is the first in a series of retaliatory measures that the Israeli mission said would be taken at the United Nations after the new US administration takes office.
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