Israel has suspended about $6 million in funding to the United Nations to protest a Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
The council adopted the resolution last month after the United States refrained from using a veto to block the measure in a break from its usual practice of shielding its Middle East ally.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said “It is unreasonable for Israel to fund bodies that operate against us at the UN, we seek to stop the practice where the UN is used solely as a forum for unending attacks against Israel.”
Israel’s announcement came a day after the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of a measure condemning the UN stance and chastising President Barack Obama’s administration for abstaining in the Security Council vote.