Model United Nations
The Model United Nations project was based on the real life United Nations. Each student was given a role or a country. During this project we learned about the United Nations conferences and the process of passing a resolution and what they do. The first issue we discussed disused during the unit was "Should north North Kore a have nuclear access." We each had to research our countries perspective on the given issue and go through the process of writing a policy paper and then a resolution. For this issue we completed a practice run through of a MUN to prepare us for the final MUN. After the first portion of this unit we were introduced another issue, which was the Israel Palestine conflict. We went through the same process of writing policy papers and resolutions but we put more time into the Israel Palestine conflict due to the fact we would be exhibiting in our MUN that specific issue.
North Korea Nuclear Access
Policy Paper
Mira Joyner
Sara Price
Country Policy Paper
2 February 2015
Israel
Although North Korea does not appose a direct regional threat to Israel, as other countries do, Israel does not support North Korea having nuclear power and weapons because North Korea has the potential to supply many of Israel’s greatest regional threats with nuclear material or weapons. It is also evident that Israel and North Korea have a very hostile relationship meaning Israel is a high target for North Korea.
Israel and North Korea have an extreme tension between them. North Korea poses a great threat to Israel along with the fact that Israel fears that North Korea has nuclear materials and nuclear weapons. We fear this because North Korea could begin to distribute these weapons to their allies or neighbors. Many of these neighbors do not like Israel and to have major conflicts with Israel as well. As it states in the article Israel-North Korea relations, “North Korea has supplied missile technology to Israel's neighbor’s, including Iran, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. Syria, which has a history of confrontations with Israel…” This quote is emphasizing that if any of these specific countries get ahold of nuclear material or weapons that it can become very dangerous for Israel because most Arab nations have a high level of hate for Israel. There is a great risk that if these nations obtain these nuclear weapons they will immediately target Israel. If Israel were attacked, the entire country would be destroyed. Nothing would be left standing and the radiation would affect a greater area than the actual bombing itself.
I believe the proper solution for this problem would be to strengthen the sanctions that already stand to increase the pressure put on North Korea. Israel would reach out to the United Nations asking them to strengthen the sanctions they have already created for North Korea with regarding to nuclear energy and weapons along with nuclear testing. A sanction is a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. As it’s stated in the article North Korea published on sanctionswiki.com, “UN Based Sanctions - On 14 October 2006 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 1718 (2006) imposing sanctions in relation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to a test of a nuclear weapon on 9 October 2006, which it deemed a threat to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to international efforts aimed at strengthening the global regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and a danger to peace and stability in the region and beyond. The sanctions were renewed and extended by UNSC resolution 1874 (2009).” This indicates proof that the United Nations have previously imposed sanctions upon North Korea, these sanctions have already been restricted even more to be stricter and stronger. Another solution is to increase the diplomatic pressure put on North Korea. We can do this, using our diplomatic relationship with China. Diplomacy means making deals and negotiations with other countries. China has been a supportive ally of North Korea’s for many years. We can take advantage of the relationship China has with North Korea and try to improve the current diplomatic sanctions between Israel and North Korea. Diplomatic sanctions are the reduction and removal of the “relationship” countries have between them. If either one of these solutions are enforced it would have a great impact on Israel and its relationship with North Korea and its allies.
Sara Price
Country Policy Paper
2 February 2015
Israel
Although North Korea does not appose a direct regional threat to Israel, as other countries do, Israel does not support North Korea having nuclear power and weapons because North Korea has the potential to supply many of Israel’s greatest regional threats with nuclear material or weapons. It is also evident that Israel and North Korea have a very hostile relationship meaning Israel is a high target for North Korea.
Israel and North Korea have an extreme tension between them. North Korea poses a great threat to Israel along with the fact that Israel fears that North Korea has nuclear materials and nuclear weapons. We fear this because North Korea could begin to distribute these weapons to their allies or neighbors. Many of these neighbors do not like Israel and to have major conflicts with Israel as well. As it states in the article Israel-North Korea relations, “North Korea has supplied missile technology to Israel's neighbor’s, including Iran, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. Syria, which has a history of confrontations with Israel…” This quote is emphasizing that if any of these specific countries get ahold of nuclear material or weapons that it can become very dangerous for Israel because most Arab nations have a high level of hate for Israel. There is a great risk that if these nations obtain these nuclear weapons they will immediately target Israel. If Israel were attacked, the entire country would be destroyed. Nothing would be left standing and the radiation would affect a greater area than the actual bombing itself.
I believe the proper solution for this problem would be to strengthen the sanctions that already stand to increase the pressure put on North Korea. Israel would reach out to the United Nations asking them to strengthen the sanctions they have already created for North Korea with regarding to nuclear energy and weapons along with nuclear testing. A sanction is a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. As it’s stated in the article North Korea published on sanctionswiki.com, “UN Based Sanctions - On 14 October 2006 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 1718 (2006) imposing sanctions in relation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to a test of a nuclear weapon on 9 October 2006, which it deemed a threat to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to international efforts aimed at strengthening the global regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and a danger to peace and stability in the region and beyond. The sanctions were renewed and extended by UNSC resolution 1874 (2009).” This indicates proof that the United Nations have previously imposed sanctions upon North Korea, these sanctions have already been restricted even more to be stricter and stronger. Another solution is to increase the diplomatic pressure put on North Korea. We can do this, using our diplomatic relationship with China. Diplomacy means making deals and negotiations with other countries. China has been a supportive ally of North Korea’s for many years. We can take advantage of the relationship China has with North Korea and try to improve the current diplomatic sanctions between Israel and North Korea. Diplomatic sanctions are the reduction and removal of the “relationship” countries have between them. If either one of these solutions are enforced it would have a great impact on Israel and its relationship with North Korea and its allies.
Resolution
General Assembly Committee
Israel (by Mira Joyner)
North Korea
NORTH KOREA SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO NUCLEAR POWER
The Security Council and General Assembly,
Fully aware that North Korea stands as an severe threat to Israel with nuclear material and weapons,
Deeply concerned about the nuclear distribution from North Korea to a various amount of Israel's neighbors: Syria, Libya, and Egypt,
Affirming the importance of obtaining the nuclear ability for North Korea is emphasized in the article Israel-North Korea Relations, “North Korea has supplied missile technology to Israel's neighbors, including Iran, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. Syria, which has a history of confrontations with Israel…”,
Recognizing the regional placement of Israel puts Israel at a high threat rate along with causing Israel to be a large target,
Bearing in mind that the United Nations imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 because of the nuclear activity in the North,
Taking into consideration North Korea violated these sanctions many times causing the sanctions to be renewed and became stricter in 2009,
Viewing with apparition 192 countries signed onto the non proliferation document agreeing only five specific countries, United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China, are allowed to access nuclear materials and weapons.
Declaring North Korea give up their rights to nuclear material.
1.Encourages the General Assembly and the Security Council to be open minded about the expulsion of the nuclear material and weapons;
2. Calls upon the abolishment of distribution of nuclear material and weapons to non prolific countries;
(a) Demand the inspection of facilities and previous production sites;
3. Authorizes the United Nations enforces the sanctions previously put on North Korea;
(a) If denied recruit military force, funded by the UN;
4. Accepts countries opposed to this will be overlooked in the voting aspect of the conference and will be brought to the general assembly;
5. Further reminds North Korea’s blatant disregard for honest communication regarding to their nuclear weapons requesting a yearly check ups on the North enforced by the UN to establish a clean, non nuclear nation;
6. Proclaims that only the five permanent Security Council members, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, and China, will have the right to possess nuclear materials and weapons;
7. Calls upon countries that disagree with these proclamations will be cut off from diplomatic trade ties;
8. Solemnly affirms the disarmament of nuclear material and weapons throughout all of North Korea.
Israel (by Mira Joyner)
North Korea
NORTH KOREA SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO NUCLEAR POWER
The Security Council and General Assembly,
Fully aware that North Korea stands as an severe threat to Israel with nuclear material and weapons,
Deeply concerned about the nuclear distribution from North Korea to a various amount of Israel's neighbors: Syria, Libya, and Egypt,
Affirming the importance of obtaining the nuclear ability for North Korea is emphasized in the article Israel-North Korea Relations, “North Korea has supplied missile technology to Israel's neighbors, including Iran, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. Syria, which has a history of confrontations with Israel…”,
Recognizing the regional placement of Israel puts Israel at a high threat rate along with causing Israel to be a large target,
Bearing in mind that the United Nations imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 because of the nuclear activity in the North,
Taking into consideration North Korea violated these sanctions many times causing the sanctions to be renewed and became stricter in 2009,
Viewing with apparition 192 countries signed onto the non proliferation document agreeing only five specific countries, United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China, are allowed to access nuclear materials and weapons.
Declaring North Korea give up their rights to nuclear material.
1.Encourages the General Assembly and the Security Council to be open minded about the expulsion of the nuclear material and weapons;
2. Calls upon the abolishment of distribution of nuclear material and weapons to non prolific countries;
(a) Demand the inspection of facilities and previous production sites;
3. Authorizes the United Nations enforces the sanctions previously put on North Korea;
(a) If denied recruit military force, funded by the UN;
4. Accepts countries opposed to this will be overlooked in the voting aspect of the conference and will be brought to the general assembly;
5. Further reminds North Korea’s blatant disregard for honest communication regarding to their nuclear weapons requesting a yearly check ups on the North enforced by the UN to establish a clean, non nuclear nation;
6. Proclaims that only the five permanent Security Council members, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, and China, will have the right to possess nuclear materials and weapons;
7. Calls upon countries that disagree with these proclamations will be cut off from diplomatic trade ties;
8. Solemnly affirms the disarmament of nuclear material and weapons throughout all of North Korea.
Israel Palestine Conflict
Policy Paper
Mira Joyner
Sara Price
Policy Paper
20 February 2015
Israel
Although Palestinians desire the right to return, they should not be granted the right to return. It would be an extreme risk for both Israel and Palestinians, there would be a high level of violence leading to many deaths and destruction of both sides, as well as the fact that the borders between the Israeli and Palestinian land were never established, therefore the Israelis expanding their land is not illegal for the state of Israel.
Israel and Palestine have had an on going conflict about whether the Palestinians should be given the right to return to the state of Israel and take back what they believe is their land. This began after World War II when the Palestinians were evicted from what is now known as Israel. The Palestinians were distributed throughout the surrounding countries and put into refugee camps. The refugee camps do not sustain a life for the Palestinians. As the Palestinians began to demand the right to return the Israeli became more and more protective over their land. Evidently the Israel’s do not want to grant the Palestinians the right to return because they have dominance of the land of Israel as well as they were given the land from the British, which makes it rightfully theirs. As it clearly states in the article Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process written by My Jewish Learning, “Israelis' and Palestinians' conflicting claims to this land have led to mistrust and bloodshed on both sides throughout the 20th century, and now into the 21st.” This shows that the Israeli and Palestinians have tried to work together and live among each other. As stated it has not worked in the past and its progressed to the present. There is an extreme amount of violence between these two countries creating unsafe living environments for the two, resulting in the fact the Palestinians should not return.
The proper solution for this problem is to not grant the Palestinians the right to return to live in the country of Israel. But they should be given the right to visit within West Bank and Gaza Strip, but only for specific holidays, religious ceremonies, and anything else referring their religion. As well as the host country shall endow citizenship to the families or people currently living there. A fear that comes along with giving these people citizenship in the specific country is economic downfall or not being able to support them all. As stated in the article Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process written by My Jewish Learning, “The ensuing War of Independence saw more than 700,000 Arabs fleeing the territory, becoming refugees under Israeli, Egyptian, or Jordanian rule. While the traditional Zionist narrative asserted that Arab leaders encouraged their constituents to flee (with the promise of eventual victory and return), recent scholarship has shown that Jewish fighters did, at times, forcefully evict Arabs.” This is a very good example of the number of Palestinian refugees. If over 700,000 people are granted citizenship they will have to began to work for the host country in order to support and strengthen the the country they were given citizenship within. We will ensure this by creating treaties through the UN’s supervision. The United Nations will sit down with each given country and discuss what is expected and what needs to happen in order to support this solution.
Sara Price
Policy Paper
20 February 2015
Israel
Although Palestinians desire the right to return, they should not be granted the right to return. It would be an extreme risk for both Israel and Palestinians, there would be a high level of violence leading to many deaths and destruction of both sides, as well as the fact that the borders between the Israeli and Palestinian land were never established, therefore the Israelis expanding their land is not illegal for the state of Israel.
Israel and Palestine have had an on going conflict about whether the Palestinians should be given the right to return to the state of Israel and take back what they believe is their land. This began after World War II when the Palestinians were evicted from what is now known as Israel. The Palestinians were distributed throughout the surrounding countries and put into refugee camps. The refugee camps do not sustain a life for the Palestinians. As the Palestinians began to demand the right to return the Israeli became more and more protective over their land. Evidently the Israel’s do not want to grant the Palestinians the right to return because they have dominance of the land of Israel as well as they were given the land from the British, which makes it rightfully theirs. As it clearly states in the article Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process written by My Jewish Learning, “Israelis' and Palestinians' conflicting claims to this land have led to mistrust and bloodshed on both sides throughout the 20th century, and now into the 21st.” This shows that the Israeli and Palestinians have tried to work together and live among each other. As stated it has not worked in the past and its progressed to the present. There is an extreme amount of violence between these two countries creating unsafe living environments for the two, resulting in the fact the Palestinians should not return.
The proper solution for this problem is to not grant the Palestinians the right to return to live in the country of Israel. But they should be given the right to visit within West Bank and Gaza Strip, but only for specific holidays, religious ceremonies, and anything else referring their religion. As well as the host country shall endow citizenship to the families or people currently living there. A fear that comes along with giving these people citizenship in the specific country is economic downfall or not being able to support them all. As stated in the article Palestinian-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process written by My Jewish Learning, “The ensuing War of Independence saw more than 700,000 Arabs fleeing the territory, becoming refugees under Israeli, Egyptian, or Jordanian rule. While the traditional Zionist narrative asserted that Arab leaders encouraged their constituents to flee (with the promise of eventual victory and return), recent scholarship has shown that Jewish fighters did, at times, forcefully evict Arabs.” This is a very good example of the number of Palestinian refugees. If over 700,000 people are granted citizenship they will have to began to work for the host country in order to support and strengthen the the country they were given citizenship within. We will ensure this by creating treaties through the UN’s supervision. The United Nations will sit down with each given country and discuss what is expected and what needs to happen in order to support this solution.
Resolution
General Assembly Committee
Israel (by Mira Joyner)
Israel Palestine issue
THE PALESTINIANS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL
The General Assembly,
Deeply disturbed about the idea of the Palestinians being granted the right to return to the country of Israel,
Having considered this would be extremely dangerous for both Israel and Palestine and a high level of violence would arise,
Bearing in mind the land of Israel was given to the Jewish by the British which was given to them by the Ottoman Empire,
Noting with approval the Palestinian refugees are safer to continue to live in their current host country and should stay where they are,
Fully aware that the Israeli and Palestinians have had previous attempts in peacemaking that have all failed miserably such as the particular statement made in the article 2013-14 Israel-Palestine Peace Talks published 15, February 2015 on Wikipedia, “The negotiations were scheduled to last up to nine months to reach a final status to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by mid-2014. They started in Washington, DC and were slated to move to the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and finally to Hebron. A deadline was set for establishing a broad outline for an agreement by 29 April 2014. On the expiry of the deadline, negotiations collapsed, with the US Special Envoy Indyk reportedly assigning blame mainly to Israel, while the US State Department insisting no one side was to blame but that ‘both sides did things that were incredibly unhelpful.’”,
Taking into consideration no sanctions have been put on either Israel or Palestine in order to resolve this issue because Palestine is not recognized as a country,
Recognizing the statement made by Teresa Welsh in the article The Middle East Peace Conundrum, “The U.S. has long been the chief negotiator in trying to reach a deal between Israelis and Palestinians that would end a decades-old clash between two peoples claiming the same holy lands as their own. Yet again and again the process has failed...”,
Affirming that peace between Israel and Palestine has never worked and will never work,
1. Encourages the General Assembly to be open minded about Israel’s point of view;
2. Calls upon Israel’s surrounding Arab nations to agree to be negotiable in a realistic way:
(a) Specifically Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and any further Arab nations hosting Palestinian refugees;
3. Proclaims that the given countries grant all refugees full citizenship to their specific country by the beginning of June 2020;
(a) Any refugee given citizenship has to obtain a job to help sustain the specific host country;
6. Draws attention to the privilege given to the Palestinians to right to return to the land of Israel only for religious ceremonies or emergencies held in the Gaza Strip or West Bank;
5. Reminds the countries that agree to the given request of granting Palestinian refugees full citizenship will be provided with explicit aid within months after the enforcement of this resolution:
(a) Supported by the United Nations and any wealthier countries willing to donated needed supplies;
6. Encourages reinforcement from the United States and their close allies to help assist the number of agreeing nations for this resolution;
7. Strongly affirms the release of the 104 political prisoners previously stated as a possible resolution in the article 2013–14 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks;
8. Requests sanctions be put on Palestine refraining their ability to travel and move with in the land of Israel for longer than two weeks, this will be enforced 2 years after this resolution is accepted.
Israel (by Mira Joyner)
Israel Palestine issue
THE PALESTINIANS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL
The General Assembly,
Deeply disturbed about the idea of the Palestinians being granted the right to return to the country of Israel,
Having considered this would be extremely dangerous for both Israel and Palestine and a high level of violence would arise,
Bearing in mind the land of Israel was given to the Jewish by the British which was given to them by the Ottoman Empire,
Noting with approval the Palestinian refugees are safer to continue to live in their current host country and should stay where they are,
Fully aware that the Israeli and Palestinians have had previous attempts in peacemaking that have all failed miserably such as the particular statement made in the article 2013-14 Israel-Palestine Peace Talks published 15, February 2015 on Wikipedia, “The negotiations were scheduled to last up to nine months to reach a final status to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by mid-2014. They started in Washington, DC and were slated to move to the King David Hotel in Jerusalem and finally to Hebron. A deadline was set for establishing a broad outline for an agreement by 29 April 2014. On the expiry of the deadline, negotiations collapsed, with the US Special Envoy Indyk reportedly assigning blame mainly to Israel, while the US State Department insisting no one side was to blame but that ‘both sides did things that were incredibly unhelpful.’”,
Taking into consideration no sanctions have been put on either Israel or Palestine in order to resolve this issue because Palestine is not recognized as a country,
Recognizing the statement made by Teresa Welsh in the article The Middle East Peace Conundrum, “The U.S. has long been the chief negotiator in trying to reach a deal between Israelis and Palestinians that would end a decades-old clash between two peoples claiming the same holy lands as their own. Yet again and again the process has failed...”,
Affirming that peace between Israel and Palestine has never worked and will never work,
1. Encourages the General Assembly to be open minded about Israel’s point of view;
2. Calls upon Israel’s surrounding Arab nations to agree to be negotiable in a realistic way:
(a) Specifically Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and any further Arab nations hosting Palestinian refugees;
3. Proclaims that the given countries grant all refugees full citizenship to their specific country by the beginning of June 2020;
(a) Any refugee given citizenship has to obtain a job to help sustain the specific host country;
6. Draws attention to the privilege given to the Palestinians to right to return to the land of Israel only for religious ceremonies or emergencies held in the Gaza Strip or West Bank;
5. Reminds the countries that agree to the given request of granting Palestinian refugees full citizenship will be provided with explicit aid within months after the enforcement of this resolution:
(a) Supported by the United Nations and any wealthier countries willing to donated needed supplies;
6. Encourages reinforcement from the United States and their close allies to help assist the number of agreeing nations for this resolution;
7. Strongly affirms the release of the 104 political prisoners previously stated as a possible resolution in the article 2013–14 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks;
8. Requests sanctions be put on Palestine refraining their ability to travel and move with in the land of Israel for longer than two weeks, this will be enforced 2 years after this resolution is accepted.
Reflection
What would you tell another student if they asked why the MUN project was important?
If another student asked why the MUN project was important I would tell them that it was important because it made each and every student aware of a very large real world issue that has been going for the past 68 plus years. I would also tell them that it was importants because my writing skills improved a great amount during this project. We were writing papers, essays, resolutions, and speeches one after another and each of of them made me a better writer it improved my vocabulary skills and how to write a paragraph with evidence to make it even stronger point of argument. A this project was important because as a class we got re resemble an actual United Nations conference as our respective country that was given to us as we were speaking on behalf of that given country. I believe I did a very good job on representing my country and speaking on behalf of Israel. I think my speech and resolution were strong due to the fact my writing skills improved so greatly during this project.
Think of this project overall- which habit of mind were you most proud of using during the conference?
Overall the habit of heart and mind skill I’m most proud of using is perseverance. I’m most proud of using this because if I did not persevere during this project I would not have gotten any of my papers, essays, resolutions, or speeches in on time leaving me unprepared and with bad grades for this project. I think during this project I pushed myself a great because I knew I had to be the strongest country in the conference. I specifically showed this in my final speech and my resolution which was chosen for the final docket. During the writing of my resolution I didn't know any other solutions Israel would be willing to add to a resolution. I persevered through this problem by going home and working on it and continuing to add to the resolution until I got it to the point where it would be A worthy work.
What was the greatest challenge you faced in the project and how did you work through it?
The greatest challenge I faced during this project was finding strong arguments to to support the resolution made the state of Israel in my speech which I knew I would be giving during the conference. To overcome this challenge I used the resources I was previously given as well as my country research notes and policy paper. These helped my in a great amount because there were strong facts I had found that would help support and strengthen my argument.
What was the most interesting speech, resolution, amendment, or comment by one of the delegates?
I would have to say the statement made by Rollin in his speech about the fact the resolution we were passing was directed to the General Assembly therefor it was non binding. Meaning that if Israel did not vote for a specific resolution it was not enforced and nothing would change. I thought this was a very important statement to make because many of the other delegates were not aware of this. Also I think it was an extremely strong way to conclude his speech and leave everyone with that thought in mind while they vote.
If another student asked why the MUN project was important I would tell them that it was important because it made each and every student aware of a very large real world issue that has been going for the past 68 plus years. I would also tell them that it was importants because my writing skills improved a great amount during this project. We were writing papers, essays, resolutions, and speeches one after another and each of of them made me a better writer it improved my vocabulary skills and how to write a paragraph with evidence to make it even stronger point of argument. A this project was important because as a class we got re resemble an actual United Nations conference as our respective country that was given to us as we were speaking on behalf of that given country. I believe I did a very good job on representing my country and speaking on behalf of Israel. I think my speech and resolution were strong due to the fact my writing skills improved so greatly during this project.
Think of this project overall- which habit of mind were you most proud of using during the conference?
Overall the habit of heart and mind skill I’m most proud of using is perseverance. I’m most proud of using this because if I did not persevere during this project I would not have gotten any of my papers, essays, resolutions, or speeches in on time leaving me unprepared and with bad grades for this project. I think during this project I pushed myself a great because I knew I had to be the strongest country in the conference. I specifically showed this in my final speech and my resolution which was chosen for the final docket. During the writing of my resolution I didn't know any other solutions Israel would be willing to add to a resolution. I persevered through this problem by going home and working on it and continuing to add to the resolution until I got it to the point where it would be A worthy work.
What was the greatest challenge you faced in the project and how did you work through it?
The greatest challenge I faced during this project was finding strong arguments to to support the resolution made the state of Israel in my speech which I knew I would be giving during the conference. To overcome this challenge I used the resources I was previously given as well as my country research notes and policy paper. These helped my in a great amount because there were strong facts I had found that would help support and strengthen my argument.
What was the most interesting speech, resolution, amendment, or comment by one of the delegates?
I would have to say the statement made by Rollin in his speech about the fact the resolution we were passing was directed to the General Assembly therefor it was non binding. Meaning that if Israel did not vote for a specific resolution it was not enforced and nothing would change. I thought this was a very important statement to make because many of the other delegates were not aware of this. Also I think it was an extremely strong way to conclude his speech and leave everyone with that thought in mind while they vote.