After being banned, Israel admitted to UN group

Originally published May 31, 2000

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the decision by one of regional groupings of Member States at the United Nations - the Western European and Others Group -- to admit Israel as a temporary member, a UN statement said today.

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