getting yom kippur recognized as a u.n. holiday to pressing this council to break its indefensible silence in response to terrorist attacks on israelis. as the united states said it not only hurts israel but undermines the ledgitimacy of the united nations itself. the practice of treating israel differently matters for votes like this one for even if one believes the resolution proposed today is justified or more necessitated by events on the ground, one cannot completely separate the vote from the venue and member states that say they are for two-state solution must ask themselves some difficult questions. for those states that are quick to promote resolutions condemning israel but refuse to recognize when innocent israelis are the victims of terrorism, what steps will you take to stop treating israel differently? for those states that