Tag: Human Rights Council
UN Releases ‘Unprecedented’ Report Linking Anti-Semitism to BDS
The report recommends that all UN member states adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-Semitism. So far, 18 of them have done so.
Extreme Leftist Israeli Jurist Elected Chair of UN Human Rights Committee
In 2013, Prof. Shany evaluated the Israeli judicial system on YouTube – we believe his views foretell a worse scrutiny of Israel by the UNHRC in the next 18 months.
Netanyahu to West African States: ‘I Believe in Africa’
'Africa and Israel share a natural affinity. We have, in many ways, similar histories. '
IDF Promotes Religious Officer to Head Central Command Operations
Col. Ofer Winter, dubbed a war criminal by leftists, also will lead the integration of more Hareidi soldiers into combat units.
Pro-Israel Rally at UNHRC in Geneva
Some 1,000 rally Monday at the UNHRC offices in Geneva to show support for Israel.
Pre-Occupied UN Human Rights Council Debates One Issue – Israel
The "occupation" was the most popular word in today's session.
Iran ‘Alarmed by Hatred’ – Elsewhere
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela told the U.N. Human Rights Council their countries are bastions of freedom.
Biased Schabas Resigns, Must Scrap Tainted ‘Investigation’ and Report
Schabas resigned due to enduring bias charges; his report must be scrapped.
Richard Falk Blames Israel for Sins of Egypt and Palestinian Authority
Falk lies in answers to “who shoots at Gaza fishermen and who prevents Palestinian Authority Arabs from protesting?”
Israel Tells UN Freeing Arab Murderers Proves It Wants Peace
If that's the way Israel thinks, no wonder the representative of "Palestine" claims Israel has no right to hold those murderers at all.
Russian Human Rights Council to Review Jewish Teacher’s Graft Sentence
The Kremlin’s human rights council is reviewing a prison sentence meted out to Ilya Farber, a Jewish schoolteacher convicted of corruption.
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Ban Ki-Moon Caves In, ‘Rejects’ Falk’s Boston Terror-Israel Link
It took five days, but United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon finally said he “rejects” United Nations Human Rights Council official Richard Falk’s comments...
A Nation that Stands Apart
The New York Times criticizes Israel for not undergoing the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council, while at the same time recognizes the extreme bias the Council shows against Israel.
The Next UN-Israel Showdown
If Israel fails to show up for UPR, this may force the HRC to end the stranglehold of abusive regimes over the institution and implement long overdue reforms.
UN Watch: Secretary Ban Ki-Moon’s Reaction to Terror Attack on Israelis ‘Weak’
After a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Bulgaria's Burgas airport exploded on Wednesday, killing seven and wounding at least 30 more, a U.N. spokesperson said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms." But in reality, the U.N. chief was a lot more restrained than when, for instance, churches were bombed in Kenya two weeks ago. Words matter in diplomacy, and Ban Ki-Moon appeared to reserve his stronger words to violations of the human rights of non-Israelis.
Hamas Official to Speak at Human Rights Council
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported today that senior Hamas official Ismail al-Ashqar is set to speak before the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Do You Remember?
Are you one of those people who were outraged at the bias, the libel and the naked hatred evidenced in the Goldstone Report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland? Were you stunned by the blatant lies? Were you left shocked and speechless at the sad realization that the author of this venomous report was Goldstone - yes, a Jew!
Goldstone Report Presents Major PR Challenge For Israel
So far, the UN fact-finding mission into last January's war in Gaza has spawned a 574-page report faulting Israel for war crimes, op-eds calling on foreign governments to hold Israel accountable - including one by the report's author - and strident denunciations of the findings by Israeli officials.