Israel Ambassador: If UN recognize Palestaine, expect the US to completely stop funding the UN

[David Hume]

https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-set-to-vote-on-symbolic-measure-backing-palestine-recognition/
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan denounced the draft General Assembly resolution Monday, saying it would give the Palestinians the de facto status and rights of a state and goes against the founding UN Charter.

“If it is approved, I expect the United States to completely stop funding the UN and its institutions, in accordance with American law,” said Erdan, adding that adoption by the General Assembly would not change anything on the ground.


What American law??

[David Hume]

Imagine actually feeling sorry for the UN

The UN is not great, but leaving it over Israel would hurt our worldwide reputation far more than simply telling the Israelis to stfu and be better people.

This isn't leaving the UN, its just defunding the UN.  When the bill was created it also wasn't seen as very realistic to defund the UN so this basically just forces future presidents to keep a consistent foreign policy on this issue until a true solution can be created.

Three are many more important issues in FP than Israel.

[David Hume]

If the USA refuses to recognise Palestine and not adhere to international law, they should indeed just leave the UN. We're better off without them.

No more nations with veto power please (and preferrably no-one).

If the goal is simply to obstruct and abuse the system than just leave.

Recognizing Palestine now, without any structure for a comprehensive peace deal in place, to create a two state solution, will just embolden the Israelis even more, because they would see Palestine, as an actual state, and if people think it's bad now, it will be even worse, when Israel invades all of Palestine as a official all out war, a declaration of war.

You mean Israel invades Westbank? For what? If so, they would be another Russia and would face endless terrorism unless they do what the Nazi did, which is clearly intolerable.

[David Hume]

If this is based in such an American law then said American law needs to be changed or repealed outright.

The U.S. in 1990 passed Public Law 101-246, which focused on authorizing appropriations for fiscal 1990 and 1991 for the Department of State. Section 414 of the bill highlighted concerns over the inclusion of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the United Nations and specialized agencies.

The section states, "No funds authorized to be appropriated from this act or any other Act shall be available for the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof which accords the Palestine Liberation Organization the same standing as member states."


It seems this law can be bypassed by any new appropriation bills by single majorities in both Houses.