Israel withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council-a shock for the world!

Israel withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council-a shock for the world!

Jerusalem, Israel - Israel's government has decided to leave the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following the example of US President Donald Trump. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that the council had developed into a platform that "obsessively demonize the only democracy in the Middle East". He emphasized that the UNHRC does not work in the sense of human rights, but rather promote anti -Semitism and sentenced Israel to over 100 resolutions - more than all other nations that are often criticized for human rights violations. This discrimination is no longer acceptable, according to Saar, as well as Krone reported.

US withdrawal from the Human Rights Council

This decision is made in a context in which Trump signed a decree on Tuesday that questions the US participation in the United Nations International Organizations. The United States is currently not a member of the UNHRC because its three -year term ended this year. According to Trump, the withdrawal could no longer apply for future membership and no longer play a role as an observer, which has a significant impact on the internationally discussed human rights, such as SPIEGEL

The UN human Rights Council, which consists of 47 Member States, is often suspended that it protects countries that commit human rights violations themselves and jeopardizes his own credibility. Israel's withdrawal is understood as a clear message to the international community that the perception of human rights in the current political landscape is increasingly being challenged.