NIKKI HALEY SPEAKS AFTER U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES TO IMPOSE MAXIMUM SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA

“Haley at U.N.: The U.S. Will Remember This Day When It Was ‘Singled Out and Attacked,’” by Conor Beck, Washington Free Beacon, December 21, 2017:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on
Thursday spoke ahead of a U.N. General Assembly vote to condemn the U.S.
decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and said the U.S.
will remember those who vote against it.

“I’ve often wondered why, in the face of such hostility, Israel has
chosen to remain a member of this body, and then I remember that Israel
has chosen to remain in this institution because it’s important to stand
up for yourself,” Haley said.

Egypt called for a vote at the U.N. General Assembly after the United
States vetoed a resolution put to the Security Council rejecting
Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and its
intention to relocate the U.S. embassy there, CNN reported. The U.S. cannot veto General Assembly motions, which are non-binding.

Haley accused the U.N. of disrespecting the United States by attacking its Jerusalem decision.

“We’ll be honest with you, when we make generous contributions to
the U.N., we also have a legitimate expectation that our goodwill is
recognized and respected,” Haley said.

Haley argued that the United States “is being asked to pay for the
privilege of being disrespected,” and threatened to cut off funding to
the U.N.

“We have an obligation to acknowledge when our political and
financial capital is being poorly spent. We have an obligation to demand
more for our investment. If our investment fails, we have an obligation
to spend our resources in more productive ways,” Haley said.

Critics of the embassy decision
say it will hurt peace efforts, a view Haley dismissed. She said it’s
within America’s rights to choose the location of its embassy.

“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out
for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our
right as a sovereign nation,” Haley said.

“This vote will make a difference on how Americans look at the UN and
on how we look at countries who disrespect us in the UN and this vote
will be remembered,” she added….