Trump Administration Votes Against UN Budget, Citing Israel, Iran Disputes
- Envoy Craft says UN accepts ‘shameful legacy’ of anti-Semitism
- U.S. cites conference it calls anti-Israel, inaction on Iran
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The Trump administration made what may be its final stand against the status quo at the United Nations, voting Thursday against the world body’s annual budget over disagreements on a conference that it considers anti-Israel and on Iran sanctions.
The U.S. and Israel voted against the $3.2 billion budget for 2021, while 168 members voted in favor of it. The budget is traditionally approved by consensus, and over the past three years the U.S. supported the annual funding even as President Donald Trump complained that other nations weren’t contributing enough and his administration withdrew from UN bodies it considered anti-American or anti-Israel.