The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the State of Israel, the Jewish people and Zionism. The resolution, which was adopted last Friday, also condemned the UN Third Committee for equating Zionism with racism.
The resolution declared that “through the hostile political efforts of surrounding Arab nations,” the UN committee “has sadly declared the dream of Zionism to be a form of “racism and discrimination’ which is an affront to the Jewish people who have for 2000 years been among the chief victims of such uncivilized conduct and which action is an affront to the very basic concepts of humanity for which the United Nations stand,”
The resolution added that “the Massachusetts Senate affirms and applauds the action of the delegations of the United States and other freedom loving nations who vigorously supported the State of Israel and the Jewish people in opposition to the United Nations committee action.” It urged that “the United Nations take positive steps to insure the cessation of hostile military, economic and political action against the State of Israel.”
A copy of the resolution was sent to Secretary General Kurt Waldheim of the UN, the U.S. delegation to the UN, President Ford, Secretary of State Henry A, Kissinger and to the members of the U.S. Congress from Mass. Last month, the Boston City Council adopted a similar resolution.
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