Netanyahu: UN Human Rights Council "should be ashamed of itself"

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Israel has severed all contact with the UN Human Rights Council after accusing the body of bias for ordering an investigation into Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank. Mr Netanyahu’s cabinet is also considering imposing stiff financial penalties on the Palestinian Authority after accusing its president, Mahmoud Abbas, of being behind the council’s latest decision.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said the council “should be ashamed of itself” after its member states voted by 36 to one to appoint a mission to assess the impact of settlements on the Palestinian population. Only the United States voted against the resolution.

Although Israel is not a member of the council, officials in Jerusalem said that the country’s ambassador to the body had been instructed not to answer the telephone if any of its officials rang. He has also been told not to attend any of its meetings.

Underlining the scale of its anger, Mr Netanyahu’s government pledged not to cooperate with the mission and said its members would be denied permission to enter Israel or the West Bank.

The UN council has faced a torrent of criticism in recent weeks, with Russia and the Syrian government also accusing it of bias for resolutions condemning the Assad regime of human rights abuses in Syria.

Israel’s criticisms go further, with officials in Mr Netanyahu’s government saying that it has passed more than 30 resolutions aimed at the Jewish state in recent years.

Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, drew a comparison between the move and the killing of Jewish school children in Toulouse last week by a gunman who said he was motivated by the plight of the Palestinians.

“We are dealing with al-Qaeda terror on the one hand and diplomatic terror by Abu Mazen on the other,” he said, referring to Mr Abbas by his alternative name.

For Israel, the issue of settlements is a particularly sensitive one after it was accused of reneging on pledges it made during peace talks to freeze Jewish construction on territory occupied by the Israeli army in the Six Day War of 1967.

The Palestinian Authority says the expansion of the settlements, considered illegal under international law, undermines the prospect of there ever being a viable Palestinian state.

Israel yesterday confirmed that Mohammed Merah, the gunman behind the killings in Toulouse, had spent three days in the country in 2010 but said it could not confirm French claims that he had been detained at the time for carrying a knife.

The Telegraph

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46 responses to “Netanyahu: UN Human Rights Council "should be ashamed of itself"”

  1. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    Another wanker from the other side of the border. Spit on him and he thinks its raining! If you have done nothing wrong, then why are you sooo concerned? Of course, the US was the only country to oppose the resolution…..how convenient!!!! The US’s blind support of israel will be their downfall!

  2. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    Another wanker from the other side of the border. Spit on him and he thinks its raining! If you have done nothing wrong, then why are you sooo concerned? Of course, the US was the only country to oppose the resolution…..how convenient!!!! The US’s blind support of israel will be their downfall!

    1. Do you actually trust the UN to be impartial? It is only as great as he sum of its parts and all of its parts have their own perceived interests. There have been many times when Israel had done nothing wrong but was castigated. The majority of the UN’s resolutions to condemn have been against Israel. Israel is the only country that isn’t allowed a turn on the security council. The UN ‘Human Rights’ commission is made up of the worst human rights abusers in the world and they are mostly against Israel. Would you trust them if you were Israel????? Lebanon’s blind support of Saudi and Iran and her knee jerk anti-Israel attitude will be her downfall.

      1. Leborigine Avatar
        Leborigine

        I trust the UN as much as I trust my cat not jumping on the table and eating my steak.

        Lebanon cannot fall as it is at the bottom already, and you are right, due to its un-patriotic and somehow high percentage of some lebanese wankers blind support of KSA, iran and syria.Adam, let me set the record straight, I am not anti israeli and I am a very honest person. I am also one of the very few who would love to have a state of the art highway connecting Beirut to Tel Aviv with mutual respect of our borders and sovereignty.

        The US’s support of israel is the same as the Russians support of the syrian regime. If israel says that the snow is black, the US will agree, lets not kid ourselves.

        As for netanyahu, I personally do not like him. You have had better leaders who were still hardliners, but charismatic and reasonable.

        1. antar2011 Avatar
          antar2011

          what you mean Olmert?…he is even worse…or perhaps Sharon?

          do you see the drift?

          but i respect your objectivity.

      2. Do you trust the U.S. to EVER be impartial?

        1. MeYosemite Avatar
          MeYosemite

          Why there is this expectation of the US to be impartial. US first priority is to take care after its interests.

        2. Yeah, as much as I trust the entire 22 member Arab League to ever support anything that happens to be Israeli or Jewish.  It’s amazing how many people whine and complain about the U.S. always taking Israel’s side, when the entire arab league as well as every single muslim majortiy nation castigates and votes against Israel in every single UN Session. That is why the U.S. always backs Israel. Maybe if some of the muslim nations would actually try and get along with Israel they would not build settlements in “Palestinian territories”.  I used to be against the settlements, but after the 2nd Intifada, I realized that no mater what Israel does or doesn’t do, the PA wants all of Israel, not just the West Bank and Gaza.  They want E. Jerusalem as their Capital!!! The holiest place in Judaism will not be taken over by the Palestinian Authority ever!!! That is why they continue to build in the West Bank.  If the Palestinians would agree to recognize Israel’s claim on the land they already have, I’ll bet the money for settlements would dry up immediately.

      3. so what gives the right for israel to break international law and resolutions by building illegal settlements in palestinian teritories. i thought israel’s prime minister believed in a two state solution!!! so why violate palestinian lands and international law?? everyone knows this makes peace impposible, and breaking international law should not be used as a way to pressure palestinians into peace talks. last but not least, palestinian president has the right to be behind the ” human rights” council, to punish them with stiff penalties sounds like u want to force them what to think too!

        1. They are the “chosen people” and the worst part is that they believe it… lol

      4. what a sad crying baby. Israel did not do anyhting wrong!!!!!! Every one picks on Israel… POOR, POOR, POOR you…
        Israel commits crimes agains the Palestinains, they demolish their homes, take their land… Allow the settlers to arm themselves and shoot palestinans working in their fields.. (or what ever is left of them)… Never respect any aws or resolutions… But want the world to play by their rules…
        Saying Israel did not do any thing wrond, is like saying Hitler never committed any outragious crimes agains the Jews…  POOR POOR Benjamin Netanyahu… now he is crying in the corner… instead of showing his true color, he now has another excuse to considering imposing stiff financial penalties on the Palestinian Authority.
        I think if you look up his family tree, you will find him realted to Nasrallah, Hitler, with some bad Iranian blood somewhere up his ass.  

  3. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    no camel sees his hump

  4. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    no camel sees his hump

    1. Did you mean his ass? A hump is beautiful but Bibi’s ass is ugly like his face…

      1. antar2011 Avatar
        antar2011

        lol

  5. Adam Yonatan Ben Yoel Avatar
    Adam Yonatan Ben Yoel

    In every other situation in the world, the ‘settlers’ would be considered as a potential minority in the new state. The only reason that they are separate from the Palestinian Arabs is that if they were not, they would be forced to flee quicker than the Serbs of Croatia or massacred.  In every other situation in the world, it wouldn’t matter how they started to live there but they live there now. There are Jews born in the West Bank who’ve lived there all their lives. They must be removed because they’re Jews? Or could it be that the Palestinian Arabs are less than tolerant? Were they always tolerant of Maronites and Shiites in Lebanon?

    1. so basically imagine israeli’s building settlements in saudi arabia, they won’t be considered as a minority but invaders. same thing goes for palestinian lands, your prime minister sounds like a huge hypocrite by saying he believes in a 2 state solution , and then removes the goverment hold on settlement construction and even worse approves new settlemet projects. he sounds like Syria’s Assad saying he wants peace but he is just bying time to get his goals done. bottom line the settlements are illegal and only the super hardline jews (they believe god gave them the land) live in those settlements not modern israelis, kind of hyporcitical to say islamic states are bad but a non seculare ” jewish ” states is ok?? oh yeah does just scream iran and hezbollah names’ in any argument u sound non educated, they are terrorists for sure but this specific topic  has nothing to do with them !

  6. In every other situation in the world, the ‘settlers’ would be considered as a potential minority in the new state. The only reason that they are separate from the Palestinian Arabs is that if they were not, they would be forced to flee quicker than the Serbs of Croatia or massacred.  In every other situation in the world, it wouldn’t matter how they started to live there but they live there now. There are Jews born in the West Bank who’ve lived there all their lives. They must be removed because they’re Jews? Or could it be that the Palestinian Arabs are less than tolerant? Were they always tolerant of Maronites and Shiites in Lebanon?

    1. so basically imagine israeli’s building settlements in saudi arabia, they won’t be considered as a minority but invaders. same thing goes for palestinian lands, your prime minister sounds like a huge hypocrite by saying he believes in a 2 state solution , and then removes the goverment hold on settlement construction and even worse approves new settlemet projects. he sounds like Syria’s Assad saying he wants peace but he is just bying time to get his goals done. bottom line the settlements are illegal and only the super hardline jews (they believe god gave them the land) live in those settlements not modern israelis, kind of hyporcitical to say islamic states are bad but a non seculare ” jewish ” states is ok?? oh yeah does just scream iran and hezbollah names’ in any argument u sound non educated, they are terrorists for sure but this specific topic  has nothing to do with them !

  7. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Yes, the ‘Human Rights’ council is made up of a very weird bunch of human rightists. But Bengy is probably also upset by a recent unanimous court ruling in Israel giving one settlement 6 months to clear out. In retribution on these things, the radicals will burn the ancient olive trees of the palestinians who actually owned the land and who are allowed to at least harvest on occasion.
    Not all Israelis are with Bengy and the radical right … and not all Palys are with the stone-throwing crowd either.
    Until both sides can figure out who to vote for and which way they want to move together without the constant angst, it will never end. These ‘news’ items become a little ‘Ho Hum’. Only updates to the idiocies.

  8. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Yes, the ‘Human Rights’ council is made up of a very weird bunch of human rightists. But Bengy is probably also upset by a recent unanimous court ruling in Israel giving one settlement 6 months to clear out. In retribution on these things, the radicals will burn the ancient olive trees of the palestinians who actually owned the land and who are allowed to at least harvest on occasion.
    Not all Israelis are with Bengy and the radical right … and not all Palys are with the stone-throwing crowd either.
    Until both sides can figure out who to vote for and which way they want to move together without the constant angst, it will never end. These ‘news’ items become a little ‘Ho Hum’. Only updates to the idiocies.

  9. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    The USA (United States of America) is actually the JSA (Jew-nited States of America), they would’ve needed the approval of the ‘Israel Lobby’ (and MANY other Jew-controlled entities) so as to vote FOR such a humanitarian mission.  This might inconvenience their Jewish masters, and could disrupt the master plan.  The preceding is solely my opinion.

  10. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    The USA (United States of America) is actually the JSA (Jew-nited States of America), they would’ve needed the approval of the ‘Israel Lobby’ (and MANY other Jew-controlled entities) so as to vote FOR such a humanitarian mission.  This might inconvenience their Jewish masters, and could disrupt the master plan.  The preceding is solely my opinion.

  11. Fauzia45 Avatar

    Why ashamed??!! Stop building settlements!!!!

  12. Fauzia45 Avatar

    Why ashamed??!! Stop building settlements!!!!

  13. LEBANON101 Avatar
    LEBANON101

    the fact of the matter is the palestinians live better than most other arabs. yemen, many in egypt, sudan, they are the real poor poor arabs. palestinans eat better than most and are the biggest collaborators with israel .

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      And they have cell-phones too.

      1. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

         What? — camels??

    2. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      that’s a cruel thing to say from someone who is living comfortably without the worry of having his home destroyed ad without the worry of beig discriminated against because of his race and also without the worry of going to the everyday hassles to go and back from work stopping by many checkpoints and whatever other worries the palestinians go through everyday…

      what are we starting to compare which is bad and which is worse?

      all of them are in a bad situation no exception…..

      how about putting yourself in their shoes for one minute eh?

  14. LEBANON101 Avatar
    LEBANON101

    the fact of the matter is the palestinians live better than most other arabs. yemen, many in egypt, sudan, they are the real poor poor arabs. palestinans eat better than most and are the biggest collaborators with israel .

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      And they have cell-phones too.

      1. Patience2 Avatar
        Patience2

         What? — camels??

    2. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      that’s a cruel thing to say from someone who is living comfortably without the worry of having his home destroyed ad without the worry of beig discriminated against because of his race and also without the worry of going to the everyday hassles to go and back from work stopping by many checkpoints and whatever other worries the palestinians go through everyday…

      what are we starting to compare which is bad and which is worse?

      all of them are in a bad situation no exception…..

      how about putting yourself in their shoes for one minute eh?

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