“I’m ashamed of the UN”
Czech minister calls for withdrawal from United Nations
October 29, 2023, 1:39 p.m
The UN General Assembly votes by a large majority in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. However, this does not contain a condemnation of Hamas terror. The Czech Republic’s defense minister thinks this is a disgrace. Your country has no place in “an organization of terrorist fans.”
Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova has called for her country to withdraw from the United Nations. In a post on However, there was no clear condemnation of Hamas terror and Israel’s right to exist was not affirmed. Along with Israel and the USA, the Czech Republic was one of the 14 states that voted against this resolution. 120 countries were in favor, 45 abstained.
Cernochova reacted angrily to the adoption of the resolution on Saturday evening on murdered.” It continued: “Only 14 countries, including ours, have clearly and unequivocally opposed this unprecedented terrorist attack! I am ashamed of the UN. In my opinion, the Czech Republic is in an organization of terrorist fans who have the fundamental right to self-defense “Nothing respected, nothing lost. Let’s leave.”
Germany also abstained from the vote, which led to strong criticism from the Jewish side. “How can Germany abstain from a UN resolution whose sole aim is to delegitimize Israel’s right to self-defense? Germany should have clearly voted no,” said the President of the German-Israeli Society, Volker Beck.
Israel’s ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, said Germany’s support was needed in the United Nations. “A vote to abstain because you cannot directly say that Hamas is responsible for these cruel massacres is not enough.” The Central Council of Jews spoke of a “disappointment for the Jews in Germany.” With its abstention, Germany supported the UN’s “relative attitude towards Israel,” explained Central Council President Josef Schuster in the “Tagesspiegel am Sonntag.”