Accusation of anti-Semitism
Israeli government leaves UN Human Rights Council
Following the White House, Israel's government has now also announced that it will leave the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The Council "obsessively demonizes the only democracy in the Middle East", announced Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The committee had concentrated on spreading anti-Semitism instead of advocating human rights, Saar said. Therefore, the announced withdrawal of US President Donald Trump from the UNHRC is now being supported.
Israel has been condemned in more than 100 resolutions, more than Iraq, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela combined. This discrimination would no longer be tolerated.
As reported, Trump signed a decree on Tuesday that calls into question the USA's participation in several United Nations organizations. Among other things, it provides for the United States to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council. However, it is not currently a member, as its most recent three-year term ended at the beginning of the new year.
Therefore, the most the White House can do is decide to no longer participate as an observer and no longer apply for membership. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been the Austrian Volker Türk since 2022.
The Human Rights Council has 47 members elected by region. It is controversial due to its composition and voting behavior. One accusation, for example, is that states that commit human rights violations could protect each other.
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