Israel shuns UN human rights council, calls it 'antisemitic'

Israel shuns UN human rights council, calls it 'antisemitic'

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday accused the UN Human Rights Council of anti-Semitism as he announced Israel would boycott of the United Nations body. "This body has focused on attacking a democratic country and propagating anti-Semitism, instead of promoting human rights," Saar said in a post on X. The announcement came hours after Donald Trump said the US would leave the organisation. In response to the boycott announcement, U…

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Wednesday that his country will not participate in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), of which it is not a member, but has observer status, following in the footsteps of the United States. “The UNHRC has traditionally protected human rights abusers by allowing them to hide from scrutiny, demonizing instead the only democracy in the Middle East: Israel,” Saar said in a statement. According to the …

Israel accused the UN Human Rights Council of spreading anti-Semitism

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarr said his country had decided to boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council, which he accused of “spreading anti-Semitism.” “The organization has focused on attacking a democratic country and spreading anti-Semitism, rather than promoting human rights,” Sarr wrote on the X platform. US President Donald Trump made a similar statement […] The post Israel accused the UN Human Rights Council of spreading anti…

UN Human Rights Council spokesman Pascal Sim said Israel has "observer status" and is "not one of the 47 member states", adding that it therefore cannot "withdraw from the Council".

Israel will boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council over the spread of anti-Semitism, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sar announced today, French news agency AFP reported.

Israel, whose prime minister is under an international arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity, announced on Wednesday its decision to boycott the UN Human Rights Council. He accuses the latter of “spreading antisemitism.”