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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 07:46 12/12/2007 Palestinian UN envoy slams General Assembly adoption of Israeli resolution By News Agencies Tags: United Nations, technology  Israel, often pilloried in the United Nations, claimed an unprecedented diplomatic triumph on Tuesday when a resolution it had drafted, on farm technology rather than Arab-Iraeli issues, was approved by a UN committee. However the decision was blasted by the UN's Palestinian envoy, Riyad Mansour. Mansour said Israel was "trying to score political points" and had rejected a move by others in the committee to have the motion presented by the chair as a consensus resolution. He said the Israeli action only emphasized "the divisions between Israel and the Arab countries," in contrast to the spirit of the recent peace conference at Annapolis. Advertisement Israel's UN Ambassador Dan Gillerman hailed the decision as historic. "It is the very first time that Israel initiates and authors and submits a resolution which has nothing to do with the (Arab-Israeli) conflict," Gillerman said. The resolution passed the General Assembly's Second Committee, dealing with development issues, with 118 votes in favor, none against and 29 abstentions, according to UN figures. It will go before the full assembly next week. The resolution calls on developed countries to make their agricultural technology know-how - an area where Israel has expertise - more available to the developing world. Israel is more used to resolutions criticizing its actions in the Middle East being passed by various UN bodies, especially the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. "It is not easy for Israel to have its resolutions and its points of view adopted," Gillerman said. Countries that abstained on Tuesday included all 19 Arab states present, although Muslim Afghanistan and Pakistan voted in favor. Iran, Israel's fiercest critic at the world body, did not take part. Gillerman criticized South Africa, one of several African countries to abstain. The abstention was "a shameful mistake for a country that considers itself to be the leader of Africa," he said. It took Israel six months to negotiate the text of the resolution, which calls on developed countries to make their agricultural technology more accessible to developing nations in order to fight poverty. The UN has set the goal of halving the number of poor by 2015, as one of the targets of the "Millennium Development Goals" (MDGs). The other goals deal with education, child and maternal mortality and HIV/AIDS. 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Israel DIDN`T Score Any Points!! 02:10  |  Proud Pal Defender 12/12/07   5.   lakshmi 02:11  |  schafe82 12/12/07   6.   Check the votes 02:14  |  Pepe 12/12/07   7.   Gillerman - A Self Diminishing Diplomat 02:24  |  DoubleClick 12/12/07   8.   UN Agri res 02:49  |  Mark T 12/12/07   9.   Doublestandard...lol 02:51  |  Mark T 12/12/07   10.   5scahfe,beware of the greek who comes bearing gifts!israel`s 03:01  |  lakshmi 12/12/07   11.   #10 Inside Lakshmi`s brain 03:51  |  The Seer 12/12/07   12.   lakshmi you are such a fool 04:01  |  ChanahS 12/12/07   13.   Most of these countries have developed agriculture over millenia 04:13  |  lakshmi 12/12/07   14.   how about a resulution that would force Israel 04:29  |  nobodysacred 12/12/07   15.   why not make Palestine available to Palestinians 04:31  |  nobodysacred 12/12/07   16.   Lakshmi yeah right 05:12  |  ChanahS 12/12/07   17.   PRAISE THE LORD, a good step finally for israel 05:19  |  VIPER 12/12/07   18.   19 states abstained 05:25  |  Sabra 12/12/07   19.   Where the antisemitism? Truth: anti-Israel =anti-occupation 05:28  |  1 state solution 12/12/07   20.   #12 Chanah S..don`t you know fear when 05:43  |  Lynn 12/12/07   21.   Lakshmi _ If It Was Not For The Green Revolution 05:54  |  Eli 12/12/07   22.   Lakshmi _ If It Was Not For The Green Revolution 05:54  |  Eli 12/12/07   23.   lakshmi 06:41  |  Eva 12/12/07   24.   Palestine for Palestinians 06:46  |  Eva 12/12/07   25.   Lakshmi, your paranoia is showing 07:27  |  Guy 12/12/07   26.   Now we know: Pals are envious too! 12:03  |  Alicia 12/12/07   27.   lakshmi..your approach IS a western-european approach 16:14  |  Yadu 12/12/07   28.   Who cares? 16:22  |  3 state solution 12/12/07   29.   Who cares? 16:22  |  3 state solution 12/12/07   30.   Smell the Coffee 18:31  |  Straight Talk 12/12/07   31.   HAARETZ TALKBACKS OPEN VENUE TO POUR HATRED AGAINST ISRAEL 00:57  |  Jorge 13/12/07   32.   Brant speaking nonsense 03:13  |  Truths 13/12/07   33.   Chanahs and ignorance of history 03:17  |  Truths 13/12/07   34.   Good job Israel. 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