Permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN has compared Israeli settlements to the occupation of the Crimea by Russia
Permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN has compared Israeli settlements to the occupation of the Crimea by Russia
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Volodymyr Yelchenko explained why Ukraine voted for the UN resolution.
Permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko said that the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, contrary to international law.
About the same time, Egypt wrote on his Twitter page, explaining why Ukraine voted for a UN resolution on settlements.
“Israeli settlements in the occupied territories is contrary to international law, as well as the occupation of Crimea by Russia!”, – said the representative of Ukraine to the UN.
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Volodymyr Yelchenko added that international law is one for all.
“It is not possible for them to turn as a dog’s tail!”, – he wrote.
Transc poseleniya on okupowanych territory to supercat miniratna law Yak and occupation of the Krim Rosu!
— Volodymyr Yelchenko (@YelchenkoUN) 25 grudnia 2016 R.
Mineralne right-odne for vsih! Not be him, krutite Yak dog’s tail!
— Volodymyr Yelchenko (@YelchenkoUN) 25 grudnia 2016 R.
We will remind, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution that recognizes Israel’s illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Such a resolution was adopted for the first time thanks to the U.S. delegation, which did not veto, as before, and merely abstained.
In the final document urge Israel to cease the construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. Such settlements are called “a flagrant violation of international law” and such, that have no legal force. The security Council demanded that Israel immediately cease settlement activity.
Israel, in turn, refused to recognize the resolution and accused the Obama administration into agreements with the UN behind of tel Aviv. In a statement on behalf of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel intends to cooperate with the administration of Donald trump and congressmen to “avoid the consequences of this absurd resolution.”
Israel recalls its ambassadors from the countries-sponsors of the resolution of the UN security Council. Also a Senegal will not get help from tel Aviv. 24 December, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu canceled an official visit to the country, Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groisman.