WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal calling on the United Nations (U.N.) to take concrete steps to fight anti-Semitism and combat the prevalence of an anti-Israel bias among U.N. member states and agencies. The Senators’ column follows a letter they sent last week to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, which was signed by all 100 Senators.
Wall Street Journal: Every Senator Agrees the U.N. Must Change
By Chris Coons and Marco Rubio
It’s rare, especially these days, for all 100 U.S. Senators—from Bernie Sanders to Ted Cruz, from Elizabeth Warren to Mitch McConnell—to agree on something. But the scourge of anti-Israel bias at the United Nations is such an issue. Last week, every senator signed our letter to Secretary-General António Guterres, urging him to improve the U.N.’s treatment of Israel and eliminate anti-Semitism in all its forms.
While the U.N. has achieved some important successes since its founding 70 years ago, too many of its member states and agencies use the world body as a vehicle for targeting Israel rather than as a forum committed to advancing peace and human rights. This encourages and supports the broader scourge of anti-Semitism, and distracts key U.N. entities from their original missions. …
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