UN General Assembly Resolution on Gaza

By Maxim D. Shrayer
October 27, 2023
Writing from abroad
Maxim D. Shrayer, poetry, UN General Assembly

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On Friday, 27 October 2023:

120 countries voted in favor
(that is, against Israel).

14 countries voted against
(that is, 13 for Israel and Israel for itself).

45 countries abstained
(abstained).

Maxim D. Shrayer

Maxim D. Shrayer is a bilingual author and a professor at Boston College. He was born in Moscow and emigrated in 1987. His recent books include A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas and Immigrant Baggage, a memoir. Shrayer’s new collection of poetry, Kinship, was published in May, 2024.