Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today offered an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution affirming the United States' support for Israel at the United Nations.
"The alliance between the United States and Israel is an alliance between the American people and the Israeli people, between the ultimate defender of the West and the eastern-most frontier of the West. As such, Congress is committed to ensuring the United States continues to defend Israel in the United Nations and other international forums. For decades the relationship between Israel and the United States has transcended political and personal differences. Our shared interests were enough to overcome any ideology. I urge the Obama administration to put their personal differences aside and uphold that tradition."
Since it's creation in 2006, the United Nations Human Rights has issued 45 resolutions against Israel. And the United Nations General Assembly adopted 21 resolutions singling out Israel for disapproval—and only four resolutions concerning the rest of the world. This amendment lays the groundwork for a rescission of funding to the United Nations should it take unfair or discriminatory action against Israel. Further, it reaffirms the United States' commitment to stand with Israel as an ally and long-standing beacon of democracy.
The text of the amendment can be found here and Senator Cotton's remarks on the Senate floor in support of the amendment can be found here.
