Israel won its first victory at an international forum since the Yom Kippur War when the governing body of the International Labor Organization decided to end all actions resulting from a 1974 anti-Israel resolution. The vote was 31-22 with three abstentions. The 1974 resolution accused Israel of being a racist country because of its alleged discrimination against workers from the occupied territories and called for an end to the Israeli occupation.
The ILO action came last week as it decided it will not longer criticize any country on political grounds. Any complaints against a country will now be dealt with by the ILO’s professional staff.
The decision follows pressure from the United States which has threatened to withdraw from the body.
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