Jon S. Corzine: “today, along with Senators Coleman, Lautenberg and Voinovich, I am submitting a resolution to address a serious and…”

“today, along with Senators Coleman, Lautenberg and Voinovich, I am submitting a resolution to address a serious and persistent problem: the unfair and inequitable treatment of Israel in the United Nations. The resolution urges the President and all members of the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade member states of the United Nations from voting in support of General Assembly resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel, and to promote within the United Nations General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East. On October 21, 2003, the United Nations General Assembly ratified a resolution condemning Israeli security measures. The resolution did not call on the Palestinian Authority to dismantle terrorist organizations, nor did it name those organizations. Yet it passed by a vote of 144-4, with 12 abstentions. Other than the United States, only Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Israel itself voted against the resolution. This resolution was only the latest in a long line of General Assembly resolutions castigating Israel with little regard to the security threats that Israel faces.”