Israeli Explanation of Vote on UNGA Resolution "Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East"

Israeli Explanation of Vote on UNGA Resolution "Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Region of the Middle East"

The resolution on the establishment of the zone, which had been adopted annually by consensus in the First Committee and UNGA, is put to a vote by Israel for the first time since 1980. The resolution was adopted by 171 votes for, and two against (Israel and the US), with 5 abstentions. It its explanation of vote, Israel linked its change in vote to the Arab Group “imposing a new unilateral and destructive resolution [sic] entitled “Convening a Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction”.