Risch, Mast threaten to sanction U.N. Human Rights Council over possible Israel probe

US lawmakers warn UN against new anti-Israel probe, threaten sanctions

House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Jim Risch warn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres against creating a new investigatory body targeting Israel.

US lawmakers condemn UN ‘disproportionate’ investigation against Israel

The chairmen of the American House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Sen. James Risch (R-ID), condemned Monday the upcoming and past Human Rights Council (HRC) agenda items for “disproportionately” focusing on Israel’s alleged human rights violations in Golan Heights and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The letter highlights that Israel is the only country for which an entire agenda…

Risch, Mast threaten to sanction U.N. Human Rights Council over possible Israel probe

The chairs of Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees are threatening to sanction the United Nations Human Rights Council and its members if the council moves forward on plans to create a new special body to investigate Israel. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) and Brian Mast (R-FL) wrote to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday regarding an upcoming resolution vote to establish a new International Investigative Mechanism …

US lawmakers threaten sanctions if UN body creates special powers to target Israel

Sen. Risch and Rep. Mast urge UN chief to 'unequivocally' reject establishment of mechanism at UN Human Rights Council - Anadolu Ajansı

"What does it mean to be an advocate for human rights if we remain silent about children being killed?" asked Fida Abu, a deputy member of parliament for the Progressive Party, in a debate on parliamentary work in the Althingi today. Fida Abu spoke harshly about the Icelandic government turning a blind eye to the atrocities that the Israelis commit day after day against the Palestinian people, apparently with the aim of exterminating the Palesti…

B'nai B'rith defends Israel in meetings with dozens of ambassadors from the Human Rights Council and UNESCO - B’nai B’rith International

​A B'nai B'rith leadership delegation met with senior diplomats in Geneva and Paris during sessions of the U.N. Human Rights Council & UNESCO.