4-20-2015 Weakening and Discrediting the UN: Mission of Israeli QGOs - International Middle East Media Center | Richard Falk
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Protecting Israel's human rights violations from being investigated.
Very troubling.
Snippet: Despite the tensions with the White House associated with
Netanyahu's March speech to Congress, Kerry proudly informed an ABC TV
news broadcast:
"We have intervened on Israel's behalf..a couple of hundred times in
over 75 different fora." ["This Week," Feb. 28, 2015]. And then when
addressing the Human
Rights Council Kerry included a statement that could just as well been
drafted by AIPAC or Israel's ambassador to the UN: "It must be said that
the HRC's obsession
with Israel actually risks undermining the credibility of the entire
organization." And further, "we will oppose any effort by any group or
participant in the UN system
to arbitrarily and regularly delegitimize or isolate Israel, not just
in the HRC but wherever it occurs." [Remarks, Palais des Nations,
Geneva, March 2, 2015] What is
striking about these kinds of statements by our highest ranking
government officials dealing with foreign policy is the disconnect
between these reassurances of
unconditional support and Israel's record of persistent disregard of its
obligation under international law and with respect to the authority of
the UN. In addressing
an AIPAC gathering a few weeks ago, Representative Lindsay Graham
curried favor by telling the audience that as chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee,
"I'm gonna put the UN on notice" that he would go after its funding if
the Organization takes any steps to 'marginalize' Israel.
Posted by Sam Bryan, AIME member
Protecting Israel's human rights violations from being investigated.
Very troubling.
Snippet: Despite the tensions with the White House associated with
Netanyahu's March speech to Congress, Kerry proudly informed an ABC TV
news broadcast:
"We have intervened on Israel's behalf..a couple of hundred times in
over 75 different fora." ["This Week," Feb. 28, 2015]. And then when
addressing the Human
Rights Council Kerry included a statement that could just as well been
drafted by AIPAC or Israel's ambassador to the UN: "It must be said that
the HRC's obsession
with Israel actually risks undermining the credibility of the entire
organization." And further, "we will oppose any effort by any group or
participant in the UN system
to arbitrarily and regularly delegitimize or isolate Israel, not just
in the HRC but wherever it occurs." [Remarks, Palais des Nations,
Geneva, March 2, 2015] What is
striking about these kinds of statements by our highest ranking
government officials dealing with foreign policy is the disconnect
between these reassurances of
unconditional support and Israel's record of persistent disregard of its
obligation under international law and with respect to the authority of
the UN. In addressing
an AIPAC gathering a few weeks ago, Representative Lindsay Graham
curried favor by telling the audience that as chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee,
"I'm gonna put the UN on notice" that he would go after its funding if
the Organization takes any steps to 'marginalize' Israel.
Posted by Sam Bryan, AIME member
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