Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council, foreign minister says
- Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced the country's withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, joining the United States in this decision.
- Saar stated that Israel has faced over 100 condemnatory resolutions from the Council, more than any other country.
- He criticized the UNHRC for protecting human rights abusers while focusing on Israel, calling it discriminatory.
- The announcement coincided with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasizing the need for solutions in Gaza without worsening the situation.
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UNHRC: Israel follows US in withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council - Daily Trust
Israel says it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following in the footsteps of the United States, which announced its decision earlier this week. In response to Thursday’s announcement by Israel’s foreign minister, UNHRC spokesperson Pascal Sim said Israel has observer state status within the rights body and, therefore, could not withdraw from the council. The Geneva-based council is made up of 47 UN member sta…


Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council
Israel on Feb. 5 withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC), citing “ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias” against the Jewish state. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, in a social media post announcing the withdrawal, cited President Donald Trump’s decision announced the previous day to pull the United States out of the council. “Israel joins the United States and will not participate in the UNHRC,” Sa’ar wrote. Neither the Un…
Israel Leaves U.N. Human Rights Council
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Thursday that his nation has withdrawn from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) because the organization protects abusers of human rights around the world, pushes antisemitic rhetoric, and constantly harasses Israel. The post Israel Leaves U.N. Human Rights Council appeared first on Breitbart.
Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, Following Trump Administration
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that Israel will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following the Trump Administrations withdrawal from the Council this past Tuesday . Saar accused the council of systematic bias against Israel while neglecting real human rights issues worldwide. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gideon Sa’ar accused th…

Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar formally announced on Thursday that Israel will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). According to Saar’s letter, addressed to the UNHRC President, the decision was reached “in light of the ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias against Israel in the Human Rights Council”. Saar further wrote: The UNHRC has traditionally protected serial human rights abusers by allowing them to hide from s…
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