Bahrain, UAE vote against Israel-sponsored UN resolution on entrepreneurship

The UAE and Bahrain voted against an Israeli-sponsored resolution on entrepreneurship for sustainable development, even though both countries are promoting joint trade ties with the Jewish state. The Arab countries that voted against the resolution also included Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Among the nine countries that abstained were Turkey and South Africa. Sudan and South Sudan were absent. The resolution itself had over 50 co-sponsors, was global in nature, and was unrelated to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Israel’s burgeoning 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 taken. Mauritania, on behalf of the Arab group, has accused Israel of being false in its annual sponsorship of this resolution, given the steps 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, the Mauritanian representative said, adding that his group “does not believe that Israel as an occupying power is in a position to table such a resolution”. the resolution is a great victory for Israel and for all countries that care about the future. “

He continued: “Address the steps we need to take so that every country 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, while recognizing the value of innovation, have decided to vote against,” said Erdan. “Their ‘no’ was not driven by reason or logic, but by anti-Semitism and intolerance,” he said. “These member states should be ashamed. Instead of promoting a more sustainable future, they cling to racism and fanaticism. We should all feel outraged.”