“I’m ashamed of the UN” Czech minister calls for withdrawal from the United Nations
October 29, 2023, 1:39 pm Listen to the article
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The UN General Assembly votes by a large majority in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. However, this does not contain a condemnation of Hamas’ terror. The Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic considers this to be a shame. His country has no place in a “terrorist fan organization.”
Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova called for her country’s withdrawal from the United Nations. In a post on However, there was no clear condemnation of Hamas terror and Israel’s right to exist was not affirmed. Along with Israel and the US, the Czech Republic was one of 14 states that voted against this resolution. 120 countries were in favor and 45 abstained.
Cernochova reacted angrily to the adoption of the resolution on Saturday night on those murdered.” And continued: “Only 14 countries, including ours, clearly and unequivocally opposed this unprecedented terrorist attack! I’m ashamed of the UN. In my opinion, the Czech Republic is part of an organization of terrorist fans who have the fundamental right to protect themselves.” defense “Nothing respected, nothing lost. Let’s go.”
Germany also abstained in the vote, which generated strong criticism from the Jewish side. “How can Germany abstain from a UN resolution whose sole aim is to delegitimize Israel’s right to self-defense? Germany should clearly have voted no,” said the president of the German-Israeli Society, Volker Beck.
Israel’s ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, said Germany’s support was needed at the United Nations. “A vote to abstain because it cannot be said directly that Hamas is responsible for these cruel massacres is not enough.” The Central Council of Jews spoke of a “disappointment for the Jews in Germany”. With its abstention, Germany supported the “relative attitude of the UN towards Israel”, explained the President of the Central Council, Josef Schuster, in the “Tagesspiegel am Sonntag”.