"A top US diplomat said the United States will seek another term on the Human Rights Council, a sign the Obama administration is looking past criticism from Republicans who say the UN-backed body coddles dictators and bashes Israel too much...
Last year, UNHRC council members voted overwhelmingly for a resolution condemning Israel over the findings of a UN report into Israel's 50-day conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014...
The report and subsequent vote were roundly dismissed as biased by Israeli officials. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the time said that the UN body "cares little about the facts and less still about human rights."