Israeli appeals to withdraw from the Human Rights Council
Maayan bin Hamo
At the end of a raucous debate in the United Nations Human Rights Council, five resolutions were adopted against Israel; in response, the United States threatened to withdraw from the Council
Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed resolutions hostile to Israel, drawing serious criticism from US Ambassador to the United Nations Nicky Hailey. There were five of the decisions taken by 47 member states regarding the Golan Heights, the situation of the Palestinians in the occupied territories and the activities of the extreme right against the Palestinians. In addition, two decisions were made against Syria against the background of the civil war that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of victims in the past seven years. Other decisions were taken against southern Sudan, Myanmar, Iran and North Korea.
Decisions on Israel included taking concrete actions against Resolution 2334, which states that settlements are not legal. Other resolutions seek to promote the recognition of the Golan Heights as an occupied territory and demand that Israel not expand the building and increase the population of the area; recognize the right of the Palestinians to self-determination; and "ensure justice" in return for violations of international law in the occupied territories and East Jerusalem. It should be noted that the importance of decisions is symbolic, not practical.
Under these resolutions, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nicky Healy on Saturday strongly attacked the Human Rights Council, threatening to withdraw from the United States. "When the Council touches Israel worse than Syria, Iran and North Korea, it becomes ridiculous and useless," Healy said in twitter. "The decisions that have been taken prove that the Council has lost its legitimacy in the struggle for human rights."
The Council's decisions have also angered Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized the Human Rights Council as saying: "There is no reason for Israel to participate in the UN Human Rights Council.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the decisions, saying: "These decisions do not reflect the reality, which is like a ridiculous conspiracy." The time has come for the council to be called "the Council for the only resolutions against democracy in the Middle East."
Israel has to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council in the wake of its anti-Israel resolutions, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Sunday morning in an interview. "Israel's participation in this council is wasting time, and there is no need to invest resources in this council, we have to make a new decision, and I think there is no point in pursuing cooperation with this council," Shaked said.
Maayan bin Hamo
At the end of a raucous debate in the United Nations Human Rights Council, five resolutions were adopted against Israel; in response, the United States threatened to withdraw from the Council
Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed resolutions hostile to Israel, drawing serious criticism from US Ambassador to the United Nations Nicky Hailey. There were five of the decisions taken by 47 member states regarding the Golan Heights, the situation of the Palestinians in the occupied territories and the activities of the extreme right against the Palestinians. In addition, two decisions were made against Syria against the background of the civil war that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of victims in the past seven years. Other decisions were taken against southern Sudan, Myanmar, Iran and North Korea.
Decisions on Israel included taking concrete actions against Resolution 2334, which states that settlements are not legal. Other resolutions seek to promote the recognition of the Golan Heights as an occupied territory and demand that Israel not expand the building and increase the population of the area; recognize the right of the Palestinians to self-determination; and "ensure justice" in return for violations of international law in the occupied territories and East Jerusalem. It should be noted that the importance of decisions is symbolic, not practical.
Under these resolutions, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nicky Healy on Saturday strongly attacked the Human Rights Council, threatening to withdraw from the United States. "When the Council touches Israel worse than Syria, Iran and North Korea, it becomes ridiculous and useless," Healy said in twitter. "The decisions that have been taken prove that the Council has lost its legitimacy in the struggle for human rights."
The Council's decisions have also angered Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized the Human Rights Council as saying: "There is no reason for Israel to participate in the UN Human Rights Council.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the decisions, saying: "These decisions do not reflect the reality, which is like a ridiculous conspiracy." The time has come for the council to be called "the Council for the only resolutions against democracy in the Middle East."
Israel has to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council in the wake of its anti-Israel resolutions, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Sunday morning in an interview. "Israel's participation in this council is wasting time, and there is no need to invest resources in this council, we have to make a new decision, and I think there is no point in pursuing cooperation with this council," Shaked said.
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