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Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/unhrc-arms-embargo-call-against-israel-passes-with-eu-ok-bahrain-absence-662938

UNHRC, with European Support, Calls for Arms Embargo Against Israel

(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday approved a resolution calling for an arms embargo against Israel in a 32-6 vote with 8 abstentions. European countries approving the text included Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The UK abstained. Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Malawi and Togo opposed the resolution. Bahrain, which typically approves such texts, was absent. Israel's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Meirav Shachar said, "I am amazed that members of the Council could ever consider this a fair and balanced resolution. It does not reflect the reality on the ground." The text makes no mention of Hamas, "only mentions terrorism and incitement when condemning Israel, and does not attribute any responsibility to Palestinian actors....Any member state who votes in favor of this resolution, and backs its narrative, cannot be an honest broker when it comes to peace in the Middle East."

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