An unprecedented event has taken place at the United
Nations, with an Israeli official elected as a member of the UN General
Assembly’s Independent Audit Advisory Committee. She received votes from 134
countries in an election held over the weekend. The victory came despite
heightened diplomatic tensions between Israel and the international
organization.
According to a press release from the Office of the State
Comptroller of Israel, Shay Mizrahi, director of the Local Government Audit an...