The U.S. is reportedly planning to pull out of the United Nations Human Rights Council after clashes over key issues such as Israel.
A source told Reuters that the move could be “imminent.” The council will begin a three-week session in Geneva on Monday.
Other diplomatic sources told Reuters that the withdrawal was “not a question of if but of when.”
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has clashed with the council over its treatment of Israel and has repeatedly voted against U.N. measures that were critical of that country. Most recently, the U.S. and Australia were the only two members to vote against a proposal to investigate Israel’s alleged use of excessive force in Gaza.
Haley has criticized the council over what she called a “chronic anti-Israel bias” and threatened last year to leave.
“When the council passes more than 70 resolutions against Israel, a country with a strong human rights record, and just seven resolutions against Iran, a country with an abysmal human rights record, you know something is seriously wrong,” she wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post last June.
The Human Rights Council is a farce, run by such notable human rights loving countries such as Saudi Arabia, China, and Sudan. They love screaming about Israel because it takes up time that would otherwise be used to talk about the ruling countries actual human rights violations. Still, the US needs to stay in if only to be the lone voice of reason.
Connor Anderson
i see the US is taking the "if we ignore it maybe it will go away" approach
John Wright
Is a meme. There is only God-given rights. The rest are privileged. Now, whether or not your government privileges your kind… that is up to you.
Lucas White
It's actually put there to change laws of god by atheist laws. blasphemous speech is good cause human right and free speech! Being a fag is alright because human rights! Marrying at young age is bad and staying home is bad because muh equality and women rights! These bullshit rights are used by some countries to sanction others or excuse for war. They don't care about rights if you actually against them and are ready to do anything to win.
Christopher Gray
No, staying in just gives it legitimacy. UN a shit. They don't even give a fuck about the whites in south africa.
Easton Sanchez
I'm honestly not sure why Israel isn't on it. It's basically a whose who group for human rights abusers.
Cameron Nguyen
They will care when the west wants to topple the regime.
Jeremiah Gomez
that same human rights council headed by third world dictators that subjugate their own people and start wars with their neighbors constantly.
oh sorry faggotOP, were you trying to make israel look BAD?
You, sir(ma'am), sound like the lone voice of reason here at 8ch. Leave (madness is contagious)
Ayden Gonzalez
they don't even look non-white!!!
Jayden Wright
Israel already does that pretty damn flawlessly on its own
Leo Williams
The US should have left UN altogether after they kicked out the Republic of China (Taiwan) to let in the People's Republic of China (commies) back in 1971.
Angel Hernandez
Trump is Israel's little bitchboy.
Zachary Thomas
Zig Forums never gives up does it?
Luis Reyes
US leaving to give Israel a seat. Let the experts on a subject set the rules. Israel will be chairperson. Trump travels to Israel to ask Bibi, h"ow can you cage children and it not be a big deal?"
Jacob Rivera
Trump Pulled out of the UN for many reasons, very few of those reasons have to do with the Israelis.
Andrew Foster
I would tell You in great detail about who is the real bitch in Trumps world… but that would upset You =(
Jack Hernandez
Come, Ahmed. Your imperialistic forays into world conquest will only doom your kingdom.
Gabriel Thomas
The UN human rights council is lead by Saudi Arabia. They wanted to give Robert Mugabe some kind of humanitarian award. That tells you how much of a joke it is.
The Juice are right to say pull out. I guess a stopped clock is right twice per day.
Ayden Davis
But CNN said hes anti semitic?
Julian Morris
Haha no, refusing to investigate the "chemical weapons" in syria so that there is no room to doubt and demanding a jump to violence at the beheadst of isreal is far from reasonable.
They would have to buy out china and the saudis, who see them as competitors, odds are isreal will give it to a eu country.
Zachary Wood
But the US violates hr all of the time. Human rights is utter bullshit anyway, if they actually cared about people then the shit that happened in Rhodesia and is currently happening in South Africa and occupied Palestine wouldn't be happening right now.
