...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....opposes but can’t force vote since it hasn’t paid its UN dues
In a briefing with news hounds earlier this month, Erdan acknowledged that like all GA resolutions, this latest one will not come with an enforcement mechanism. However,
it was a brave man who first ate an oyster...
he expressed hope that by setting a new "international standard" for what constitutes Holocaust denial and how social media companies are expected to act in response, the resolution will have significant ramifications on the discourse moving forward.
It was the first time a resolution introduced by Israel was adopted by the General Assembly since 2005, when the body passed an Israeli resolution declaring January 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp — as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.