When Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets into Israel this weekend,officials from the United Nations Human Rights Council Twitter Condemns the Jewish state and labels Israel's self-defense against known terrorists as "illegal," "immoral," and "irresponsible." These comments come at a time when the council faces a full-blown anti-Semitic crisis over the commission assembled to outlaw Israel.
Now is the time for the Biden administration to completely shut down that commission and force nations to keep a record of UN anti-Semitism.
In May 2021, after Hamas launched a war against Israel, the UN Human Rights Council formed a three-member body to investigate unsubstantiated allegations of Israeli war crimes. An investigative committee was established. Not surprisingly:The usual UN response to terrorist groups that start wars and target Israeli civilians is to investigate Israel.
However, the Council has added a new twist to the latest Commission Writ. In addition to investigating last year's conflict, the Commission has permanent powers to criticize Israel's existence. With a first-year budget of $4 million and a staff of 18, the Commissionin June repurposed decades of anti-Israel rhetoric andIt issued a preliminary report promising follow-on reports.
The systematic targeting of the world's only Jewish state is nothing new to the United Nations. But usually it's done tastefully, masquerading as a bizarrely selective concern for human rights...until now.
Published late July In an interview, Miloon Kothari, one of the three members of the committee,, ``whether Jewish lobby groups or specific NGOs, are predominantly controlled. "Social media that is being used," he expressed his outrage at . } The money they spend was followed by a second committee member, Chris Sidoti, who Jews and Israel brought accusations of anti-Semitism. I complained that I was throwing up. wedding. "
Remember that expert who accused Israel of self-defense this weekend. Just a few days ago,she expressed solidarity with the Commission,It called the anti-Semitic allegations "absurd" and launched a "distancing campaign" to distract from the commission's mission. Rather than the Commissioner's inappropriate comments, Israel and the "others"took their words "out of context."
Pillai's defense of anti-Semitism is nothing new. In 2008, as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,Pillai condemned "particular lobby groups focused on a single issue" . This followed his 2001 World Conference Against Racism (and ironically named) in Durban, South Africa. According to Rep. Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor, the event led to calls to marginalize Israel and prompted a strike by the United States,which "collapsed into an anti-American, anti-Israel circus."[51] , was present.
Pillai's defense of her fellow commissioner's remarks did not prevent withering condemnation from the United States. Ambassadors and Envoys criticized ``'' and that UN officials questioned Israel's legitimacy as a UN Member State. expressed indignation. Other countries and organizations also spoke out.
These denunciations are appropriate and welcome. But without decisive action, when the Human Rights Council convenes in September, the "Jewish Lobby" committee will take its attacks on Israel to a new level.
Kothari also revealed that the commission was working to recognize Israel as an apartheid state —
Apartheid accusations against Israel are not only absurd, they are disgusting - claiming Israel's existence is a racist endeavour. By the Jewish goal of denying the Jewish right of self-determination. In fact, it is a textbook example of anti-Semitism advocated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Allianceand numbers committed to combating the scourge of Jewish hatred. It is an intergovernmental group of ten countries.
In June, during the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, 21 countries joined the United States in denouncing the Commission's bias against Israel. But America and its allies put no pressure on the Commission to terminate its mission. Their warning shots were ignored as the events of the last days became clear.
When the council reconvenes in his September, the commission may seek to expand its investigation into Israel's latest counterterrorism campaign. Countries that oppose anti-Semitism should instead join the Biden team and vote to eliminate it. This should be a top diplomatic priority for both the National Security Council and the State Department, with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in place to limit the vote if necessary. need to do it.
It is also a major test of the Biden administration's belief that it can reform the Human Rights Council by rejoining it. If it turns out, both the administration and Congress must reassess the usefulness of America's participation in the Jew-hating circus.
David May is a Senior Research Analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, with Richard Goldberg serving as Senior Advisor.
Twitter: @DavidSamuelMay and @rich_goldberg
