ARAB NATIONS OPPOSE ISRAELI AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE THAT COULD HELP MILLIONS OF FARMERS

 

An Israeli-authored United Nations proposal that could help millions of struggling farmers received unlikely support this week from more than 100 nations, barring one key voting bloc: Arab nations.

 

Israel spearheaded an agricultural initiative aimed at providing technology and resources to developing nations.

 

The Agricultural Technology for Development resolution garnered massive support from a plethora of nations across the globe and passed the United Nations by a vote of 138 to 1 on Tuesday.

 

However, the coalition of Arab nations at the United Nations, which holds great sway in the international body, fought tooth-and-nail against the resolution, according sources in the Israeli U.N. mission.

 

Thirty-four nations in total—including Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and almost every other Arab nation—abstained from voting on the measure after launching into an anti-Israel tirade when the initiative came up for a vote on Tuesday.

 

“The Palestinian delegation, unfortunately, has a lot of influence” with important players in U.N. and lobbies them to oppose anything that Israel backs.

 

Israel’s agriculture initiative is meant to help ensure that developing nations can keep up with growing food demands.

 

It focuses on building agricultural cooperatives via cash investments in technology and other areas. It also seeks to help younger people learn the trade, particularly women.

 

While many Arab nations and others with large Arab populations, including the Palestinians, could benefit from the initiative, all of these nations banded together to oppose it.

 

Israel is “an occupying power” that refuses “to refrain from its illegal practices,” Saudi Arabia’s representative said on behalf of the entire Arab group.

 

Read more - http://freebeacon.com/u-n-arab-group-opposes-israeli-authored-proposal-to-help-farmers/

IS ISRAEL AN OCCUPIER?

Outline with maps

http://www.masada2000.org/historical.html

More references:

 

MYTHS AND FACTS - The Israeli - Arab Conflict
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths3/MFindex.html

MYTHS AND FACTS - THE 1967 WAR
http://www.sixdaywar.org/myths-and-facts.asp

Very brief Historical summary

http://www.arlenefromisrael.info/background-occupier/

Facts not available from mainstream media

Palestinian Nationalism - Its Nazi origins
 http://www.hirhome.com/israel/nazis_palestinians.htm

Palestinian Nationalism - 15 minute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Y7jt_HHcs



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