Ghana’s vote against Jerusalem regrettable – Israel
The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has bemoaned the West African country’s
decision to vote against the US at the special UN General Assembly in a
move to recognise Jerusalem as its capital.
The Embassy described Ghana’s vote as “a mistake” which must not be “repeated in subsequent motions.”
“The Embassy of the State of Israel in Ghana therefore regrets the
mistaken vote of Ghana against the State of Israel during the Special
United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly sitting on Thursday, 21 December
2017 as the assembly adopted a resolution regarding Israel’s capital
Jerusalem. We hope such mistake will not be repeated by Ghana in
subsequent motions,” the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana Ami Mehl said in a
statement on Friday, December 22, 2017.
Below is the full statement:
The vote against the United States (US) by the United Nation’s
General Assembly special sitting on Thursday, 21 December 2017 is
nothing but a farce. The UN cannot dictate to Israel or any other
country which of its cities it has to recognize as a capital. In the
same regard, the UN cannot dictate to the US or any other country
whether or not to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and where
to site their embassies in Israel.
This voting by the UN General Assembly is meaningless from the view
point of International Law. It is therefore evident that, the
Palestinians are using all forms of diplomatic efforts in international
organizations to fight against Israel instead of engaging in direct
negotiations with Israel for the sake of peace.
As stated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel completely
rejects this resolution. Jerusalem was, is and will always remain the
eternal capital of Israel.
The Embassy of the State of Israel in Ghana therefore regrets the
mistaken vote of Ghana against the State of Israel during the Special
United Nation’s (UN) General Assembly sitting on Thursday, 21 December
2017 as the assembly adopted a resolution regarding Israel’s capital
Jerusalem. We hope such mistake will not be repeated by Ghana in
subsequent motions.
SIGNED
H. E. Ami Mehl,
Ambassador, State of Israel to Ghana.
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