ArmInfo. The absence of representatives of Armenia at the "Jerusalem" vote of the UN General Assembly would be a manifestation of independence in the relations of Armenia with Israel, such an opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by the member of the Israeli Knesset of the 15th convocation, President of ICES - International Expert Center of Electoral Systems Alexander Tsinker.
On December 21, Armenia, among other 128 countries, voted at an extraordinary session of the UN General Assembly "for" a resolution expressing "deep regret over recent decisions related to the status of Jerusalem", which in fact condemns the statement of US President Donald Trump about the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
"If the representatives of Armenia, following the example of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Turkmenistan, refused to take part in the voting, your country would not have lost anything." In the long run, nothing has changed in the real alignment of forces, and the resolution of the UN General Assembly in this light seems meaningless and "For Israel, this did not become a surprise at all, becoming a storm in a glass of water," he stressed.
He does not see anything unexpected and surprising Zinker and in the motivation of Armenia's vote in favor of an anti-Israel resolution, given the frequency of Yerevan's voting in various international organizations, following the example of Russia and European countries. At the same time, the political scientist stressed the presence of significant differences in the motivation of the voting countries. In this light, he noted the trend towards the transformation of anti-Semitism in the world and Europe, in particular, into anti-Israelism.
"No one can dictate to any state where his capital should be located." The center of the Jewish people has long been defined by Jerusalem ourselves, therefore, the revision of the volume of US aid to various countries is the only thing that this resolution can influence countries to Israel and its problems, I think that Israel and the United States will necessarily come to the appropriate conclusions, "the political scientist said.