Sa’ar rejects claim of global consensus against Israel, says UN majority cannot dictate policy
“We were in the minority a year ago. We were in the minority two years ago, ten years ago, twenty years ago, and forty years ago,” Sa’ar said.
During the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar acknowledged Israel's long-standing diplomatic minority position at the UN but rejected the notion of a global "consensus" against it. Sa'ar argued that Israel's policy should prioritize its existential interests over international majority views, citing past concessions like the Oslo Accords and the Gaza withdrawal as not yielding lasting diplomatic credit. He stated, "We have reached a point where we cannot make concessions." Sa'ar also criticized Turkey's hostile policy under Erdogan and dismissed Jordanian criticism, saying Israel was "not particularly impressed" by "Jordanian moralizing" given Jordan's 1988 decision regarding West Bank citizenship. He noted a growing bloc of countries systematically criticizing Israel, despite some initial shared goals.
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