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U.S.: Let Israel join Security Council
Newly-appointed American Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton says it is time Israel is admitted into the U.N. Security Council; adds that member countries must constantly scrutinize the organization to determine whether it is managed appropriately and reflects the nations’ true viewpoints
It is time that Israel is admitted into the U.N. Security Council, newly-appointed American Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said this week.
“The situation whereby there is a special category in which only one country, despite being a member of the U.N., cannot submit its candidacy to the Security Council, must be eradicated, Bolton said during a meeting with 40 members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
He added that member countries must constantly scrutinize the organization to determine whether it is managed appropriately and whether it reflects the nations’ true viewpoints.
“This sort of scrutiny could lead to changes in points of view that have been instilled in the U.N., including those pertaining to anti-Israeli issues that are raised every year,” Bolton said.
“The U.N. cannot become a bubble that is detached from the rest of the world.”
Israeli Ambassador Danny Gillerman also attended the meeting.
