As so many pro-Israel bloggers, I am completely fed up with the UN’s (negative) bias towards Israel. When one looks at the UN, it almost seems as if Israel is the enemy of Human Rights and of the free world.
The UN is, more and more, becoming a charade.
That is why I endorse this petition. Excerpt:
We, the undersigned, are concerned that the UN has been subverted for decades into an instrument to persecute a member state, Israel. This violates charter guarantees of equality for all states and detracts from the ability of the UN to function as a fair and impartial mediator in the Middle East. Precious Secretariat resources for human rights are diverted into one conflict and one problem out of many. We insist that Israel be given equal treatment with all countries at the UN.
The UN Human Rights Commission, even after reform, issues endless condemnations of Israel, supported by notorious human rights violators such as Libya, Cuba, Iran, and Syria.
Israel is the only state that for decades was not part of a regional group and could not participate in UN bodies and consultations, and its membership is still restricted.
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The Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR) and the committees it controls conduct an unrelenting campaign against Israel. The DPR fosters Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) that promote racism and attempts to impede peace efforts. These activities and related anti-Israel initiatives have damaged the credibility of the UN as a force for peace and a neutral mediator.We call on the UN to abolish the Division for Palestinian Rights and the associated Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Human Rights Practices Affecting the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (SCIIHRP) and the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP).
Please consider signing the petition. Whether or not we will be able to change peoples’ minds is, for now, secondary: let us raise our voices condemning the anti-Israel bias of the UN first.
