A resolution urging the President of the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 271 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 271

Urging the President and the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade
member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that
unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations
General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving
conflict in the Middle East.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 21, 2003

Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr.
Lautenberg) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations

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RESOLUTION

Urging the President and the United States diplomatic corps to dissuade
member states of the United Nations from supporting resolutions that
unfairly castigate Israel and to promote within the United Nations
General Assembly more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving
conflict in the Middle East.

Whereas the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Security Council
have over a period of many years engaged in a pattern of introducing and
enacting measures and resolutions unfairly castigating and condemning
the state of Israel;
Whereas despite the myriad of challenges facing the world community, the United
Nations General Assembly has devoted a disproportionate amount of time
and resources to castigating Israel;
Whereas during the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly,
the General Assembly adopted a total of 69 resolutions by roll call
vote, 22 of which related to Israel;
Whereas many member states of the United Nations General Assembly continue to
engage in a discriminatory campaign against Israel, including enacting
on October 21, 2003 a resolution that condemns Israeli security measures
without proportional condemnation of terrorist attacks launched against
Israel;
Whereas the discriminatory voting patterns in the United Nations have
historically been driven by voting blocs and ideological divides
originating from Cold War rivalries that are obsolete in the post-Cold
War period; and
Whereas in the post-Cold War geopolitical environment, the United States has a
special responsibility to promote fair and equitable treatment of all
nations in the context of international institutions, including the
United Nations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate urges the President and all members of
the United States diplomatic corps--
(1) to dissuade member states of the United Nations from
voting in support of General Assembly resolutions that unfairly
castigate Israel; and
(2) to promote within the United Nations General Assembly
more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict
in the Middle East.
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