Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan sent a letter to fellow UN Ambassadors urging them not to participate in the Palestinian “Nakba Day” event that will take place Monday at the UN General Assembly.
The decision to hold an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel as a Nakba was determined by a UN resolution passed in December as part of the annual “Palestinian package” of resolutions.

In recent months, a campaign was conducted to persuade countries not to participate in this disgraceful event designed to present the establishment of the State of Israel as a “disaster.” The campaign was led by Israel”s Foreign Ministry and Ambassador Erdan.
“We have already managed to convince a number of countries to boycott this despicable event and I continue to work to convince more countries not to attend,” Ambassador Erdan said.

In his letter the Ambassador wrote, “Those who attend one-sided hypocritical initiatives, such as the abominable event taking place on May 15, only serve to promote the antisemitic practice of holding the Jewish State to a different standard than any other member state. Not only does this condone Jew-hatred, but it also gives a green light to the Palestinians to continue exploiting international organs to promote their libelous narrative.”
“Attending one-sided Palestinian initiatives that falsely brand Israel as the source of all evil does not bring the conflict closer to an end, but only serves to inflame tensions.”