Israeli ambassador to UN to member states: Avoid Nakba Day event

Attending UN “Nakba Day” event will only increase tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, ambassador he is from gilead In a letter sent on Sunday, the member countries have been warned.

Ardern railed against the event, which the Israeli establishment declared a “catastrophe” that the Arab world refers to as the Naqba, adding that she is “working to ensure member states do not participate in this abominable event”. means destroying any chance for peace.”

The ambassador said that going to the event meant “adopting the Palestinian narrative of the State of Israel as a disaster while refusing to acknowledge Palestinian hatred, incitement, terror and the legitimacy of a Jewish state.”

What is ‘Nakba Day’?

“Nakba Day” Program Mark what Palestinians consider to be the “catastrophe” of Israel’s establishment and Israel’s War of Independence, which led to the exodus of 750,000 Palestinians, many at the instigation of Arab leaders who promised that after defeating the Jews they would Will be able to return. The events present Palestinians solely as victims, not parties to the conflict with Israel.

The US and the UK do not plan to participate in the event, diplomatic sources confirmed last week. Erden said that many others have followed suit, and he calls on all member states to do the same.

Pro-Palestinian protesters hold up boards during a rally to mark Nakba Day outside Tel Aviv University (Credit: Nir Elias/Reuters)

The ambassador’s letter describes the historical events surrounding Israel’s establishment, stating that “On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel announced its establishment in line with the United Nations’ 1947 Partition Plan. Arab states, including the Palestinians, rejected the partition plan and shortly after Israel’s declaration of independence, five Arab armies invaded Israel to eliminate the nascent state.

“The idea that an international organization could label the establishment of one of its member states as a disaster or disaster is both appalling and repulsive.”

Ambassador Gilad Erdan

Erdan wrote, “The idea that an international organization could label the establishment of one of its member states as a disaster or disaster is both appalling and repulsive.” “This incident is a blatant attempt to distort history, ignoring the fact that those who present themselves as victims were actually the aggressors who launched a five-front war on the newly established State of Israel This horrific falsification should not be condoned in any way shape or form.

Supporting the one-sided nature of the “Nakba” narrative that portrays Israel as “the source of all evil” and the root of all Palestinians’ ills “does not end the conflict, but only serves to stoke tensions, he wrote.

Arden also said that it is antisocial to hold Jewish state to a different standard than other member states, and by participating in the event, would be “publicity” [an] antisemitic practice.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to address the May 15 event at the United Nations, said Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Commissioner-General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini, representatives of NGOs and others.

Speeches will take place during a morning session organized by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, while a commemorative event with music, videos and personal testimonies will be held at 6pm in the UNGA Hall.

The program was established by a vote in November as part of an annual package of UN resolutions in favor of the Palestinians. Ninety-five countries, less than half of the 193 member states of the United Nations, voted in favor of commemorating Nakba, but only 30 opposed, and there was substantial absenteeism and absenteeism to ratify the resolution.

There was also no decision to commemorate the expulsion of approximately 900,000 Jews from Arab lands as a result of the creation of Israel. Last year, the Israeli mission to the United Nations mounted an exhibition at the United Nations about the “Jewish Nakba”, the expulsion of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa.

The Jewish NGO Bani Brit International petitioned the authorities of the member states of the United Nations not to attend the event.