U.N. takes back 1975 Zionism-racism resolution

The Associated Press, United Nations

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“The General Assembly on Monday rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a 111-25 vote… The 25 negative votes mostly came from Arab and Islamic states, but Arab moderates, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia and Egypt — the only Arab nation to make peace with Israel — did not participate. Voting against were Algeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen… David Levy: ‘The international community has transmitted a loud and clear message that all expressions of hatred and intolerance are unacceptable to the enlightened nations’… Abdalla al-Ashtal of Yemen: ‘We hope that this will not be another sign for the Israelis to do more of the same.’”

Photograph caption

Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy, left, embraces Israel’s United Nations ambassador Yoram Aridor after the U.N. General Assembly voted Monday to repeal its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism.

Context added by this archive

The same dispatch in South Carolina, with a different photograph and two extra sentences: one more line from the Israeli foreign minister and one more from the Yemeni ambassador. It shares the page with an advertisement for hashed pork barbecue with cole slaw at a dollar ten.

Cite this item

"U.N. takes back 1975 Zionism-racism resolution," Florence Morning News, 17 December 1991. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1991-011. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1991-011

Elsewhere in the archive

U.N.: Zionism no longer racismHerald Statesman · 17 December 1991 · the same dispatch, carried by another paper
U.N. General Assembly overturns 1975 Zionism-is-racism resolutionDes Moines Register · 17 December 1991 · the same dispatch, carried by another paper
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‘Administrative detention’: Israelis skip due processThe Baltimore Sun · 6 February 1991 · the same year
Books About the Arab WorldSyracuse Herald Journal · 24 February 1991 · the same year
Temple Mount inquiry continuesThe News & Observer · 2 April 1991 · the same year

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