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US adheres to double standards and confirms that the Golan Heights belongs to Israel
However, the ending is rather embarrassing.
Following the statement that "Israel is the ideal Middle East", the United States voted for the first time in the United Nations on a Golan Heights resolution, expressed its support for Israel and received gratitude from Israel.
However, the ending is rather embarrassing.
According to the British "Guardian" local time reported on November 16, the United States voted for the first time against such a UN draft resolution: demanding that Israel end the occupation of the Golan Heights.
The Golan Heights is strategically located between Israel and Syria. The British media pointed out that in the 1967 Middle East war, Israel seized most of the Golan Heights (about 1,200 square kilometers) from Syria, which was condemned by the international community.
Click for larger image
The situation in the Golan Heights after 1974
According to reports, the United States had previously abstained from voting on the resolution on "the Syrian Golan was occupied." These resolutions determine that Israel’s jurisdiction over the region is “ineffective” and is a “blatant violation of international law”.
But on Thursday (15th), the situation changed. Nikki Haley, the outgoing US representative to the United Nations, announced on the same day that the United States would vote against the UN General Assembly resolution.
This is a non-binding motion that is voted every year. In her statement, Helle said that "the United States will not abstain from voting when the United Nations conducts an annual useless vote on the Golan Heights issue. If the resolution once had a meaning, it must be meaningless now. Obviously biased against Israel."
Click for larger image
At the same time, she also opposed the return of the area to Syria because “the atrocities committed by the Syrian authorities have proved that it is not suitable for managing anyone.”
According to reports, in February this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked Trump to recognize Israel’s "sovereignty" against the Golan Heights.
The British media believe that Israel has been coveting the region and has also raised the instability caused by the Syrian civil war, but has consolidated the legitimacy of the region as a security buffer.
Click for larger image
Figure from the Associated Press
However, US National Security Adviser Bolton said in August that he did not discuss the US officially endorsing Israel’s control of the Golan Heights.
In September, Trump’s former private lawyer and US ambassador to Israel Friedman expressed the hope that Israel will “forever” retain the Golan Heights.
It is reported that after Heili’s statement, Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that this statement is “very important”.
Danny Danon, the Israeli representative to the United Nations, expressed his gratitude to Heli and said that the relevant resolution was "despicable". "It is time to separate the people who stabilize the region from those who spread terrorism." .
Click for larger image
According to Observer Network, “Russia (RT) today believes that the US President has maintained a superficial image of the middleman between Israel and the Arab neighbors in the past few decades, but the Trump administration subsequently began to fully support Israel.
On December 6, last year, Trump announced that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and then moved the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
US Secretary of State Pompeo also declared that Israel "democratic and prosperous, it longs for peace, is a paradise for freedom of the press and a prosperous economy" and calls it "we hope that the entire Middle East will develop."
This statement by Heili is exactly in line with the recent performance of the United States. However, on the 16th, in the case of only Israel and the United States voted against, the UN General Assembly Committee adopted the above draft resolution with 151 votes in favor and 14 abstentions.
This article is an exclusive manuscript of the Observer Network and may not be reproduced without authorization.
美国首次在联合国反对一项戈兰高地相关决议，获以色列感激
继表态“以色列就是理想中的中东”后，美国首次在联合国就一项戈兰高地相关决议投了反对票，表示了对以色列的支持，并获得了以色列方面的感激。
不过，结局比较尴尬。
据英国《卫报》当地时间11月16日报道，美国首次投票反对这样一项联合国决议草案：要求以色列结束对戈兰高地的占领。
戈兰高地位于以色列和叙利亚之间，具有战略意义。英媒指出，在1967年的中东战争中，以色列从叙利亚手中夺取了戈兰高地的大部分地区（约1200平方公里），此举受到了国际社会的谴责。
1974年后的戈兰高地局势
据报道，此前，美国对有关“叙利亚戈兰被占领”的决议都投了弃权票。这些决议认定以色列对该地区的管辖“无效”，是“公然违反国际法”的行为。
但在周四（15日），情况发生了变化。即将卸任的美国常驻联合国代表黑莉（Nikki Haley）当天宣布，美国将投票反对联大的该项决议。
这是一项每年都要投票表决的非约束性动议。黑莉在声明中称，“联合国就戈兰高地问题进行一年一度的无用表决时，美国不会再投弃权票。如果这项决议曾经有过意义，那它如今肯定是无意义的。决议明显对以色列有偏见。”
同时，她还反对向叙利亚归还该地区，因为“叙利亚当局持续犯下的暴行证明，它不适合管理任何人。”
据报道，今年2月，以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）称，他已经要求特朗普承认以色列对戈兰高地的“主权”。
英媒认为，以色列一直觊觎（covet）该地区，还提出叙利亚内战带来的不稳定性，反而巩固了将该地区作为安全缓冲区的合法性。
图自美联社
不过，美国国家安全顾问博尔顿8月表示，并未就美国正式认可以色列对戈兰高地的控制展开讨论。
9月，特朗普前私人律师、美国驻以色列大使弗里德曼又表示，希望以色列“永远”保有戈兰高地。
据悉，在黑莉发表声明后，以色列公共安全部长吉拉德·埃尔丹（Gilad Erdan）就表示，这一表态“相当重要”。
以色列驻联合国代表丹尼·达农（Danny Danon）则向黑莉表示感谢，并称相关决议是“卑鄙的”，“是时候把稳定该地区的人和散布恐怖主义的人区分开来了”。
据观察者网此前报道，“今日俄罗斯（RT）”认为，过去几十年，美国总统至少在以色列和阿拉伯邻国之间维持着中间人的表面形象，但特朗普政府随后开始全力支持以色列。
去年12月6日，特朗普宣布承认耶路撒冷为以色列首都，随后又将美国驻以色列大使馆从特拉维夫搬到了耶路撒冷。
美国务卿蓬佩奥还宣称，以色列“民主而繁荣，它渴望和平，是新闻自由和繁荣经济的乐园”，并称其为“我们希望整个中东地区发展成为的样子”。
黑莉的这一表态，恰恰符合美国近期的表现。不过，16日，在仅有以色列和美国投反对票的情况下，联合国大会委员会以151票赞成、14票弃权通过了上述决议草案。
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- 2018-11-18 23:10:07
However, the ending is rather embarrassing.
Following the statement that "Israel is the ideal Middle East", the United States voted for the first time in the United Nations on a Golan Heights resolution, expressed its support for Israel and received gratitude from Israel.
According to the British "Guardian" local time reported on November 16, the United States voted for the first time against such a UN draft resolution: demanding that Israel end the occupation of the Golan Heights.
The Golan Heights is strategically located between Israel and Syria. The British media pointed out that in the 1967 Middle East war, Israel seized most of the Golan Heights (about 1,200 square kilometers) from Syria, which was condemned by the international community.
The situation in the Golan Heights after 1974
According to reports, the United States had previously abstained from voting on the resolution on "the Syrian Golan was occupied." These resolutions determine that Israel’s jurisdiction over the region is “ineffective” and is a “blatant violation of international law”.
But on Thursday (15th), the situation changed. Nikki Haley, the outgoing US representative to the United Nations, announced on the same day that the United States would vote against the UN General Assembly resolution.
This is a non-binding motion that is voted every year. In her statement, Helle said that "the United States will not abstain from voting when the United Nations conducts an annual useless vote on the Golan Heights issue. If the resolution once had a meaning, it must be meaningless now. Obviously biased against Israel."
Click for larger image
At the same time, she also opposed the return of the area to Syria because “the atrocities committed by the Syrian authorities have proved that it is not suitable for managing anyone.”
According to reports, in February this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had asked Trump to recognize Israel’s "sovereignty" against the Golan Heights.
The British media believe that Israel has been coveting the region and has also raised the instability caused by the Syrian civil war, but has consolidated the legitimacy of the region as a security buffer.
Click for larger image
Figure from the Associated Press
However, US National Security Adviser Bolton said in August that he did not discuss the US officially endorsing Israel’s control of the Golan Heights.
In September, Trump’s former private lawyer and US ambassador to Israel Friedman expressed the hope that Israel will “forever” retain the Golan Heights.
It is reported that after Heili’s statement, Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that this statement is “very important”.
Danny Danon, the Israeli representative to the United Nations, expressed his gratitude to Heli and said that the relevant resolution was "despicable". "It is time to separate the people who stabilize the region from those who spread terrorism." .
Click for larger image
According to Observer Network, “Russia (RT) today believes that the US President has maintained a superficial image of the middleman between Israel and the Arab neighbors in the past few decades, but the Trump administration subsequently began to fully support Israel.
On December 6, last year, Trump announced that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and then moved the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
US Secretary of State Pompeo also declared that Israel "democratic and prosperous, it longs for peace, is a paradise for freedom of the press and a prosperous economy" and calls it "we hope that the entire Middle East will develop."
This statement by Heili is exactly in line with the recent performance of the United States. However, on the 16th, in the case of only Israel and the United States voted against, the UN General Assembly Committee adopted the above draft resolution with 151 votes in favor and 14 abstentions.
This article is an exclusive manuscript of the Observer Network and may not be reproduced without authorization.
美国首次在联合国反对一项戈兰高地相关决议，获以色列感激
- 2018-11-18 23:10:07
继表态“以色列就是理想中的中东”后，美国首次在联合国就一项戈兰高地相关决议投了反对票，表示了对以色列的支持，并获得了以色列方面的感激。
不过，结局比较尴尬。
据英国《卫报》当地时间11月16日报道，美国首次投票反对这样一项联合国决议草案：要求以色列结束对戈兰高地的占领。
戈兰高地位于以色列和叙利亚之间，具有战略意义。英媒指出，在1967年的中东战争中，以色列从叙利亚手中夺取了戈兰高地的大部分地区（约1200平方公里），此举受到了国际社会的谴责。
1974年后的戈兰高地局势
据报道，此前，美国对有关“叙利亚戈兰被占领”的决议都投了弃权票。这些决议认定以色列对该地区的管辖“无效”，是“公然违反国际法”的行为。
但在周四（15日），情况发生了变化。即将卸任的美国常驻联合国代表黑莉（Nikki Haley）当天宣布，美国将投票反对联大的该项决议。
这是一项每年都要投票表决的非约束性动议。黑莉在声明中称，“联合国就戈兰高地问题进行一年一度的无用表决时，美国不会再投弃权票。如果这项决议曾经有过意义，那它如今肯定是无意义的。决议明显对以色列有偏见。”
同时，她还反对向叙利亚归还该地区，因为“叙利亚当局持续犯下的暴行证明，它不适合管理任何人。”
据报道，今年2月，以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）称，他已经要求特朗普承认以色列对戈兰高地的“主权”。
英媒认为，以色列一直觊觎（covet）该地区，还提出叙利亚内战带来的不稳定性，反而巩固了将该地区作为安全缓冲区的合法性。
图自美联社
不过，美国国家安全顾问博尔顿8月表示，并未就美国正式认可以色列对戈兰高地的控制展开讨论。
9月，特朗普前私人律师、美国驻以色列大使弗里德曼又表示，希望以色列“永远”保有戈兰高地。
据悉，在黑莉发表声明后，以色列公共安全部长吉拉德·埃尔丹（Gilad Erdan）就表示，这一表态“相当重要”。
以色列驻联合国代表丹尼·达农（Danny Danon）则向黑莉表示感谢，并称相关决议是“卑鄙的”，“是时候把稳定该地区的人和散布恐怖主义的人区分开来了”。
据观察者网此前报道，“今日俄罗斯（RT）”认为，过去几十年，美国总统至少在以色列和阿拉伯邻国之间维持着中间人的表面形象，但特朗普政府随后开始全力支持以色列。
去年12月6日，特朗普宣布承认耶路撒冷为以色列首都，随后又将美国驻以色列大使馆从特拉维夫搬到了耶路撒冷。
美国务卿蓬佩奥还宣称，以色列“民主而繁荣，它渴望和平，是新闻自由和繁荣经济的乐园”，并称其为“我们希望整个中东地区发展成为的样子”。
黑莉的这一表态，恰恰符合美国近期的表现。不过，16日，在仅有以色列和美国投反对票的情况下，联合国大会委员会以151票赞成、14票弃权通过了上述决议草案。
本文系观察者网独家稿件，未经授权，不得转载。
