Trump's UN nominee to blast world body over Israel - Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

by Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff 

"Nowhere has the U.N.'s failure been more consistent and more outrageous than in its bias against our close ally Israel," Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley reportedly states in prepared testimony for Wednesday's Senate hearing.

Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley | Photo credit: AP

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for American ambassador to the United Nations is expected at her Senate confirmation hearing to blast the world body over its treatment of Israel, according to prepared testimony seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

"Nowhere has the U.N.'s failure been more consistent and more outrageous than in its bias against our close ally Israel," Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said in the opening remarks for her appearance on Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

"Any honest assessment also finds an institution that is often at odds with American national interests and American taxpayers," the speech said.

In the remarks, Haley offered some praise for U.N. activities, such as health and food programs that have saved millions of lives, weapons monitoring and some peacekeeping missions, in something of a departure from Trump, who has disparaged the United Nations.

Other Trump national security nominees, notably his choices for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil Corp chairman Rex Tillerson, and defense secretary, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, have also broken from the Republican president-elect in testimony before the Senate.

Noting that the United States contributes 22% of the U.N. budget, far more than any other country, Haley asked: "Are we getting what we pay for?" She promised to work with U.S. lawmakers to pursue what she described as "seriously needed change" at the United Nations.

Some Republican lawmakers, led by South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, have threatened to cut U.S. funding for the United Nations after the Security Council adopted the Dec. 23 resolution demanding an end to settlement building by Israel. Graham will introduce Haley at her hearing.

Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=39661

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