Posts Tagged: UNHRC Israel
World’s Democracies Snub Annual Israel-Bashing ‘Item 7’ Debate at UN Human Rights Council Geneva Gathering
The world's democracies collectively snubbed the UN Human Rights Council's annual condemnation of Israel in Geneva on Monday, when none of their representatives attended the...
US May Withdraw From UN Human Rights Council Over Body’s ‘Anti-Israel Bias’
The US is expected to announce Tuesday that it may withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, pending reforms to policies and removing what Washington...
UK Puts UN Human Rights Council ‘on Notice’ for Anti-Israel Bias
JNS.org - United Kingdom officials put the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) “on notice” Friday after the council passed a series of resolutions singling out...
Western Nations Boycott UN Council’s Permanent Agenda Item on Israel
JNS.org - Western nations on Monday refused to participate in the Agenda Item 7 debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The...
Former Gaza Inquiry Head Schabas Admits ‘Distortion’ in UN Focus on Israel
JNS.org - William Schabas, the former head of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into Israel’s summer 2014 Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, acknowledged in...
Report: Netanyahu Phoned Indian PM Modi the Night Before India Abstained From UN Vote
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, the night before India abstained from voting at the U.N. Human Rights Council to adopt...
Hamas’ Cruelty and Violence Are Without Equal
It is a cause of wonder, though not surprising, that the international community has not indicted the terrorist group Hamas on charges of war crimes,...
Human Rights Groups Blast UNHRC for Issuing More Condemnations of Israel Than Any Other Country
Prominent Jewish human rights groups on Sunday sharply criticized the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for issuing more condemnations of Israel for alleged human...
US Boycotts UN Discussion on Alleged Israeli Violations in Disputed Territories
JNS.org - The United States boycotted a discussion by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on alleged Israeli violations in the disputed Palestinian...
Kerry Calls Out UN for Bias Against Israel (VIDEO)
JNS.org - US Secretary of State John Kerry defended Israel in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Monday,...
Schabas Vows to Investigate Israel for U.N. With or Without Government Cooperation
JNS.org - Prof. William Schabas, selected to head the United Nations Human Rights Council inquiry into Israel's Operation Protective Edge, has vowed to conduct...
UNHRC Declares Israel the Aggressor – BEFORE the Inquiry
Here is the statement from the UN Human Rights Council establishing a "commission of inquiry:" The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon),...
A Radical New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Change the Education System
Those at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) who voted to condemn Israel in the harshest terms, are, as usual, the nations with the...
Happy 65th Birthday, Israel!
For many nations, a 65th birthday may not generate much excitement. But if the country happens to be Israel, which celebrates its birthday...
