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Month: October 2026

Asia Pacific Report
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Israel votes against decolonisation for Pacific at UN – then says it has become PIF partner

October 23, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Stefan Armbruster Israel voted against all UN resolutions concerning decolonisation of the six Pacific territories at the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee (Decolonisation — C-24) meeting last week. Decolonisation has been a founding principle of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) since its establishment in 1971. The announcement by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar