Germany claimed that Israel was "marginalized" at the UN

Heiko Maas, Germany's foreign minister, denounced Saturday that Israel was mistreated by the UN bodies, in remarks made on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the entry into force. of the Hebrew State in the international institution.

Israel is "wrongly denounced, unilaterally and marginalized"according to Maas, before insisting that this situation is painful and unsatisfactory, precisely because the UN is at the heart of the multilateral rule-based order.

"Germany continues to support the United Nations (UN) in Israel, whose safety and the right to exist must not be doubted by anyone or anyone"Stressed Maas.

"We will also continue to support the legitimate interests of Israel and, as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, we will contribute to strengthening its presence at the United Nations and we will strongly oppose any attempt to to isolate or delegitimize Israel, "the minister maintained.

Israel has long criticized the fact that it is treated unfairly in the resolutions of the UN General Assembly and in special bodies, such as the UN Commission on Human Rights, such as he explained the German agency. CCA.

A fact that caught the attention of the international community occurred on March 22, when the representation of Brazil before the United Nations ruled in favor of Israel during a vote on human rights violations in the Gaza Strip, It has radically changed its traditional position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On that date, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) voted on a report from an independent international commission in which it was recorded that 189 Palestinians had been killed by "security forces" Israeli "in actions that" may constitute war crimes. "

The 250-page document dealt with events that occurred between March and December 2018, a period in which approximately 6,000 Palestinians were injured in the Gaza Strip.

In promoting her vote, Brazilian Ambbadador Maria Farani de Azevedo stressed that Israel had the right to "defend" itself and recommended "moderation" to all parties involved in the conflict., informed the news agency Ansa

According to an information portal account UOL in Geneva, since 2006, Brazil has voted 29 times against Israel on the Human Rights Council, the last in 2018 under the government of former President Michel Temer.

This change of position comes a few days after US President Jair Bolsonaro's visit to the United States, and shortly before the Brazilian leader's visit to Israel.