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All 100 US Senators to UN: End "Unacceptable" Anti-Israel Bias

Times of Israel Staff : Apr 28, 2017
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"No other nation is the focus of an entire agenda item… The obsession with Israel… is the largest threat to this council's credibility," added Barclay, a career diplomat. "It limits the good we can accomplish by making a mockery of this council. The United States will oppose any effort to delegitimize or isolate Israel."

[Times of Israel] All 100 US senators signed a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday demanding an end to the "unacceptable" anti-Israel bias in the international body. (Photo Credit: AFP/Nicholas Kamm via Times of Israel))

The strongly worded letter, authored by Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) and released on Friday, was signed by every member of the US Senate.

"Through words and actions, we urge you to ensure that Israel is treated neither better nor worse than any other UN member in good standing," the letter said, describing the "continued targeting of Israel" in the world body as "unacceptable."

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