Bahrain, UAE vote against Israel-sponsored UN entrepreneurship resolution



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The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain voted against an Israel-sponsored resolution on entrepreneurship for sustainable development, even though both countries are in the midst of promoting joint business ties with the Jewish state. Arab countries that voted against the resolution also included Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Among the nine countries that abstained are Turkey and South Africa. Sudan and South Sudan were absent. The resolution itself had more than 50 co-sponsors, was global in nature, and was not related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the burgeoning Israeli normalization agreements with the Arab world. The focus of the text was the global accessibility of entrepreneurship. But the question of Israel and the antagonism with the Jewish state were reflected in some of the votes carried out. Mauritania, on behalf of the Arab group, accused Israel of being insincere in its annual sponsorship of this resolution, given the measures it takes to prevent Palestinian development such as the destruction of infrastructure. “The occupation also violates numerous human rights of the Palestinian people,” the country said. The Arab group will vote against the resolution, said the Mauritanian representative, adding that his group “does not believe that Israel, as the occupying power, is in a position to present such a resolution.” Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, said that “today the resolution is a great victory for Israel and for all countries that care about the future.”

He continued: “It addresses the steps we must take so that all countries can enjoy the benefits of innovation and build a sustainable and inclusive economy. And despite attempts to sabotage it, it was adopted by an overwhelming majority. “Unfortunately, there are some in this body, who despite recognizing the value of innovation, decided to vote against it,” Erdan said. “Your ‘no’ vote was driven not by reason or logic, but by anti-Semitism and bigotry,” he said. “These member states should be ashamed. Instead of promoting a more sustainable future, they cling to racism and bigotry. We should all be outraged. “



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