British Prime Minister John Major has put a damper on the growing movement among the Western powers to repeal the 1975 U.N. General Assembly resolution depicting Zionism as a form of racism.
In a letter to the British Zionist Federation, Major said he does not believe the time is right. He said he deplores the resolution, which was “wholly unjust and provocative.
“But we believe that a majority may not at the moment exist in the General Assembly for its repeal,” Major wrote. “We want to avoid an unsuccessful attempt to repeal it, which would be particularly damaging.
“It would be better not to act until we are sure of success,” the prime minister counseled.
Major was replying to a letter from the Zionist Federation containing resolutions it passed last month. One of them called on Britain to pursue moves to rescind the 1975 resolution.
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