US to Leave ‘Foolish, Unworthy’ UN Human Rights Council Over Anti-Israel Bias

[Path-Finder]

our reputation comes from the power we possess, we still are a sole superpower in this goddamn world, and we are here to stay for a long time....


There were no more world wars after the creation of UNO, just some small skirmishes here and there.
UNO has the responsibility to protect world peace as a whole and not just for a single country, we dont subjugate countries, instead we try to solve.

Nothing is permanent my friend. The writing on the wall says israel will replace you as the next power.

 

[mighty mason]

Nothing is permanent my friend. The writing on the wall says israel will replace you as the next power.

USA has no replacement policy, we are the default program of this world, maybe someday China can compete but israel??? really?? they have a strong lobby that's it, nothing is more important than US interest rest is secondary.

yes and you are probabaly a good person and you have an evil government that is full of war mongers.
vietnam is growing today and i was there just 4 weeks ago. its growing because it defeated you and has an independent government. you kept it under 100 percent embargo until appox 10 years ago and now you are claiming credit for that. go to vietnam and see what america did. if you have a heart you will cry. its not what you are taught at school.

Yes i do have a heart and it beats too, for the credit part, Sometimes our policies work and sometimes they dont, for example: Pakistan helped USA defeat the USSR, it was such a huge victory for our alliance with Pakistan and its people and for the failure part, we require help from an old ally like pakistan to defeat taliban in afghanistan, there is always help required to execute such plans, now since we dont have any external help we cannot fix it while we sit here in USA, its just like an astronaut in space trying to fix things up but requires help from the main station down on earth.
its just that we need help to execute this, like back then in 1980's.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Selected Morality

 

[Path-Finder]

USA has no replacement policy, we are the default program of this world, maybe someday China can compete but israel??? really?? they have a strong lobby that's it, nothing is more important than US interest rest is secondary.


Yes i do have a heart and it beats too, for the credit part, Sometimes our policies work and sometimes they dont, for example: Pakistan helped USA defeat the USSR, it was such a huge victory for our alliance with Pakistan and its people and for the failure part, we require help from an old ally like pakistan to defeat taliban in afghanistan, there is always help required to execute such plans, now since we dont have any external help we cannot fix it while we sit here in USA, its just like an astronaut in space trying to fix things up but requires help from the main station down on earth.
its just that we need help to execute this, like back then in 1980's.

History is full of default programs that left their ruins.

 

[XDescendantX]

Its cringe worthy watching the U.S like this

It will take years for the U.S to rebuild its reputation and prestige

Hopefully the Zionist will have been completely eliminated by then.

 

[Dalit]

If if they appoint Saudi Arabia as chair of the UNHRC, that speaks volumes. Their human rights record stinks to high heavens!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...men-lawyers-shrouded-in-secrecy-a8188511.html

Look who is criticizing Saudi Arabia LOL

 

[nang2]

I don't understand why UN has to deal with anything other than international security.

 

[Dalit]

US expected to quit UN human rights panel over perceived anti-Israel bias
Sources say attempts at reform have failed to satisfy US, which claims the council is stacked with opponents of Israel

Nikki Haley told the council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a ‘chronic anti-Israel bias’ were removed. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Talks over how to reform the United Nations human rights council have failed to meet US demands, activists and diplomats said, suggesting the Trump administration will quit the panel, whose session opens on Monday.

Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, publicly told the council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a “chronic anti-Israel bias” were removed.

The council, set up in 2006, has a permanent standing agenda item on suspected violations by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories. Washington wants it removed. The US says the council is stacked with opponents of Israel. It boycotted it for three years under George W Bush then rejoined under Barack Obama in 2009.

The 47-member panel last month voted to investigate killings in Gaza and accused Israel of excessive use of force. The US and Australia cast the only “no” votes. Israel’s ambassador in Geneva, Aviva Raz Shechter, castigated the council for “spreading lies against Israel”.

A US source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the withdrawal appeared to be “imminent” but had no details. Diplomatic sources said it was not a question of if but of when the US retreats from the council, which is holding a three-week session through 6 July. A separate US official in Geneva said: “We are still moving ahead with our engagement for the coming session.”

Talks held in Geneva and in New York for months could not find consensus around a new agenda, according to activists and diplomats who took part. Any suspension or withdrawal would be the latest US rejection of multilateral engagement after pulling out of the Paris climate agreement and the deal over Iran’s nuclear program.

Diplomats said it could also lead to Israel being even more isolated in the council and could bolster countries such as Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan and Russia who resist what they see as UN interference in sovereign issues.

The European Union failed to find a common position, mainly due to Belgium’s wish to keep violations in individual countries on the agenda of each session, diplomats said.

The US also wants to make it easier to kick off member states with egregious rights records. Haley has cited Venezuela, China and Saudi Arabia. The council has ongoing investigations into violations in hotspots including Myanmar, South Sudan, and Syria, with a view to gathering evidence that could lead to future prosecutions.

Marc Limon, executive director of the thinktank Universal Rights Group, said there were “rumors and mutterings” of a “political decision” to disengage having been taken in Washington.

“They could either leave the seat empty, which could happen in June, or if withdrawing, formally notify the [UN] general assembly,” he said.

Swiss ambassador Valentin Zellweger said: “The decision by the Americans will have a profound impact on the council. If they withdraw, we can expect significant consequences.”

The US had long played a “leadership role” in the council, Zellweger said, adding: “Unfortunately I agree with them that not all members fulfil the [membership] criteria.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/16/us-washington-nikki-haley-human-right-council-israel

So America thinks the council was supposed to satisfy their demands irrespective of upholding human rights violations? I mean if Israel is so clean let them in and see for themselves! Why doesnt israel let them in and look around if they are angels?

These American b@$tards are at odds with half the planet LOL Not a day going goes by without some kind of controversy.

I am enjoying the show. So should everyone else.

I hope Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia grind these American fvckers in this region until they are casted out like a leper.

 

[mighty mason]

History is full of default programs that left their ruins.

Nothing is permanent my friend, but as long as we are here we will make sure that we live upto the expectations.

 

[Fledgingwings]

If if they appoint Saudi Arabia as chair of the UNHRC, that speaks volumes. Their human rights record stinks to high heavens!

Saying someone whos country is always playing "kabaddi" somewhere in the world inspite the fact they dont know how to play. and after some treatment, "Whos next"

 

[TexasJohn]

Saying someone whos country is always playing "kabaddi" somewhere in the world inspite the fact they dont know how to play. and after some treatment, "Whos next"

No clue what you said / tried to say.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Yes and in USA where there is no need for wittiness in rape case the culprits walk free due to legal system.
How my rapist walked free
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/06/how-my-rapist-walked-free
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“Crown Prosecution Service said...”

Crown??? WTF!! This article is about Britain not the US.