Benjamin Gilman: “most of our colleagues are fully aware that Israel is being treated abysmally at the hands of the United Nations…”

“most of our colleagues are fully aware that Israel is being treated abysmally at the hands of the United Nations, principally in the General Assembly. Regrettably, the Palestinians have promoted and have adopted anti-Israel and anti-peace process resolutions. Today, unfortunately, is no different. Despite UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's recent statement that, ``words can inflame or soothe, and everyone needs a restoration of calm and quiet so as to create the best possible atmosphere for resumption of peace talks,'' the UN General Assembly is presently in an emergency session in which they will be considering, despite U.S. opposition, a resolution condemning Israel regarding the ongoing violence in the Middle East. As our U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, stated, ``the General Assembly wants to beat up on Israel'' once again. It sounds to me that it is similar to the UN's ``Zionism is Racism'' resolutions of old. Accordingly, I urge our colleagues to join in condemning this latest act of incitement at the UN.”