11 countries changed their vote on the "Palestinian Affairs Department" and supported Israel's position • Minister Katz acknowledges: "Make them a moral voice"

• Day of anti-Israeli votes. UN rally // Photo: AP

Eleven countries changed their traditional vote on Wednesday to the UN Department of Palestinian Affairs, a UN body considered to be particularly anti-Israeli, and expressed support for the Israeli position. This year, for the first time, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Brazil and Colombia. The vote took place in the so-called UN Palestine Day, a day dedicated to anti-Israeli voting in the organization.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz thanked states that changed their voting pattern, saying that "this body is an epitome of the built-in discrimination against Israel at the UN arena, and it is exercising manpower and UN budgets to advance the Palestinian narrative while disseminating an anti-agenda. "Significantly Israeli."

87 in favor, 23 against // The vote on the Palestinian Affairs Department

"I am pleased that a significant group of countries have decided today to make a clear moral voice against the discrimination of Israel in the UN," the Foreign Minister continued. "This is an important step in the long road to the fight against the biased attitude towards Israel in the UN. In the EU, and I hope the other EU countries will join this position soon. "

"Special thanks also to our loyal friends, the United States, Canada, Australia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati, who also voted against this resolution this year," the minister concluded. However, the resolution passed by a majority of 87 Supporting states against 23 opponents.

In addition to this vote, four additional votes were passed against Israel, supporting the two-state solution, and calling for Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights.