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| UN rights council passes 5 anti-Israel resolutions |
| 2018-03-24 |
| The United Nations Human Rights Council ended its first and longest session of the year Friday by adopting five resolutions critical of Israel's behavior toward the Palestinians or throwing support behind their long, fruitless cause for statehood. Another two "country-specific" resolutions focused on Syria, where hundreds of thousands have died in a seven-year civil war. South Sudan, Myanmar, Iran and North Korea garnered one each. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 I think that's what I said at the time. My memory was lousy when I was first out of the hospital. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-03-24 23:39 |
| #6 And a lovely offering it is, too. Thank you, dear Snowy Thing. I’m also glad you remember the details of that conversation about President Trump, as I’d completely forgotten it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-24 20:51 |
| #5 TW, to which I can only offer this: |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-03-24 15:11 |
| #4 As Bolton said (paraphrasing): "Remove the top ten floors of the UN and international outcomes would remain unchanged." Why do we still associate with that loathsome body ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-24 15:02 |
| #3 Poor Belgium. When even their school geography textbooks contain cartoons from known Joo haters, it isn’t fair to expect their diplomats to approach the subject of Israel fairly. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-03-24 15:00 |
| #2 Current Members: COUNTRY TERM EXPIRES IN Afghanistan 2020 Angola 2020 Australia 2020 Belgium 2018 Brazil 2019 Burundi 2018 Chile 2020 China 2019 Côte d’Ivoire 2018 Croatia 2019 Cuba 2019 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 Ecuador 2018 Egypt 2019 Ethiopia 2018 Georgia 2018 Germany 2018 Hungary 2019 Iraq 2019 Japan 2019 Kenya 2018 Kyrgyzstan 2018 Mexico 2020 Mongolia 2018 Nepal 2020 Nigeria 2020 Pakistan 2020 Panama 2018 Peru 2020 Philippines 2018 Qatar 2020 Republic of Korea 2018 Rwanda 2019 Saudi Arabia 2019 Senegal 2020 Slovakia 2020 Slovenia 2018 South Africa 2019 Spain 2020 Switzerland 2018 Togo 2018 Tunisia 2019 Ukraine 2020 United Arab Emirates 2018 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2019 United States of America 2019 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2018 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-03-24 11:19 |
| #1 "United Nations Human Rights Council". That august body is more like Oxymoron's are Us. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2018-03-24 11:03 |