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June 28, 2017

Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Are Standing in the Way of Ending Anti-Israel Bias at Human Rights Council

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, House Foreign Affairs Committee, June 28, 2017
"In a Congressional hearing today, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called out three countries: Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, as standing in the way of her effort to reduce anti-Israel bias at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

At issue is something called 'Agenda item 7' at the Human Rights Council which mandates that each time the Council meets, it must include a discussion of Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinians.

It is the only country-specific standing item and it has long been a thorn in the side of US participation at the Human Rights Council. In recent years, the US has lead other western countries to boycott that agenda item when it came up...

Earlier this month, Haley visited the Human Rights Council and issued a veiled ultimatum: that the United States would seek to leave the council (and pull its funding if) this undue focus on Israel remains.

During her testimony to Congress today, Haley seemed to indicate that there has been some progress on this issue, and that only three countries remain opposed to removing Agenda Item 7...

Haley also said that she and Secretary Tillerson have discussed 'what pressures we need to put on what countries' to make progress on sidelining Agenda item 7..."
Date
June 28, 2017
Title
Nikki Haley Names Three Countries That Are Standing in the Way of Ending Anti-Israel Bias at Human Rights Council, UN Dispatch
Author(s)
Mark Leon Goldberg
Original Source
https://www.undispatch.com/nikki-haley-names-three-countries-standing-way-ending-anti-israel-bias-human-rights-council/
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