Congress: 105 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Smith, Gordon H. (R-OR)
Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act of 1998 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States must promote an end to the exclusion of Israel from any of the United Nations regional blocs, including rotating membership on the UN Security Council; and (2) the U.S. Ambassador to the UN should take all steps necessary to ensure Israel's acceptance in the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) regional bloc (membership which includes the non-European countries of Canada, Australia, and the United States). Directs the Secretary of State to report to appropriate congressional committees on efforts taken to achieve such goals.
This bill expresses Congress's view that the US should push for Israel to join the UN's Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG), a regional bloc that currently excludes Israel and includes countries like Canada and Australia. It directs the State Department to report back to Congress on progress toward getting Israel accepted into WEOG and securing its eligibility for rotating UN Security Council seats.
Israel's exclusion from WEOG has blocked its participation in UN regional group activities and Security Council rotation. This bill codifies a congressional directive to prioritize Israel's institutional standing at the UN, making it a US diplomatic goal backed by law.
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