Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Photo: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (Getty Images)
Israel has decided to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council, citing "discrimination" against the country by the organization, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
"Israel welcomes President Trump’s decision not to participate in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Israel joins the United States and will not participate in the UNHRC," Sa'ar wrote.
He stated that the UN commission "traditionally protected human rights abusers by allowing them to hide from scrutiny, and instead obsessively demonizes the one democracy in the Middle East - Israel".
"This body has focused on attacking a democratic country and propagating antisemitism, instead of promoting human rights," the Israeli Minister emphasized.
According to Sa’ar, the discrimination against Israel is evident.
"In the UNHRC, Israel is the only country with an agenda item dedicated solely to it. Israel has been subjected to over 100 condemnatory resolutions, over 20% of all resolutions ever passed in the Council - more than against Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela combined. Israel will not accept this discrimination any longer!" Sa’ar declared.
Trump signs executive order to withdraw the US from the UN Human Rights Council
Yesterday, on February 4, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the UN Human Rights Council.
According to Reuters, Trump signed a document to end the US participation in the UN Human Rights Council and to continue to cut off funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
In addition, during a conversation with journalists, Trump said that he was ready to meet with his Iranian counterpart to try to persuade Iran to abandon what the United States believes are Tehran's attempts to develop nuclear weapons.
