UPDATED: Israel WILL Condemn Russia at UN

UPDATED: Israel WILL Condemn Russia at UN

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced Monday that Israel will vote to condemn Russia at the UN General Assembly, thus joining many countries that are expected to do so as well.

“Israel has been and will be on the right side of history,” he said. “These are our values. Our main ally has been and will always be the U.S.”

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But America also understands the complexity of the situation, Lapid added, referring to Russia turning a blind eye to IDF attacks on Iranian bases in Syria. On Sunday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Israel was taking a “measured and responsible policy” with regard to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.

“Israel is carefully examining the significance of the sanctions on Russia. We have established an inter-ministerial team that will examine the effects on the Israeli economy and our policies,” Lapid said in his announcement on Monday.

The foreign minister also discussed Israel’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and clarified that rescue efforts are continuing.

“Four-thousand Israelis have already left Ukraine with the help of the Foreign Ministry, but there are 180,000 eligible for the Law of Return. They are part of a wave of refugees that is growing every day. ”

“Ukraine is an area of heavy fighting, but we are obligated to a sacrosanct commitment that we will do everything to not leave any Israeli behind, or any Jew behind. This is why there is a Jewish state. It’s our obligation,” Lapid said, while conceding that the task is becoming increasingly difficult.

“Communication networks are collapsing, and there is a significant amount of inaccurate information. Israelis and Jews are part of a wave of hundreds of thousands of refugees, and this wave grows daily,” he said.

Israel had littel choice. Russia established a significant military presence in Syria in 2015. As such, Israel must coordinate with Russia to prevent confliction with the Russian military, when carrying out airstrikes against Iran backed Hezbollah in Syria. Hezbollah regularly attempts to transfer deadly weapons to Lebanon from Syria. The Biden Administration knows this, but they are demanding that Israel jeopardize it’s security by condemning Russia. All while they relax sanctions on Iran. Horrible.

As if the UN does anything, anyway.

Related – Syria strike: Russia’s role, why Israel must be cautious on Ukraine – analysis

U.S. protests Israel’s refusal to back UN resolution condemning Russia

By Yahoo, February 27, 2022

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield protested to her Israeli counterpart over Israel’s refusal to join 87 countries in backing a U.S.-led resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council on Friday, Israeli officials tell Axios.

Why it matters: Israel has attempted to maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine during the crisis, and has even offered to serve as a mediator. But that fence-sitting has resulted in criticism from both sides and now from the U.S.

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• The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and Foreign Ministry had been claiming for weeks that the Biden administration understood Israel’s need to calibrate its reaction to the Russian invasion in order to maintain its security coordination with Russia in Syria.
• But Israel dragged its feet as the U.S. was gathering co-sponsors for the resolution and did not provide a clear answer before the meeting began.
• After the vote, which Russia vetoed, Thomas-Greenfield passed a message to the Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan stressing the Biden administration’s disappointment.

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