Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council with a letter

Switzerland: Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council with a letter
The Israeli government made official on Thursday, through a procedure carried out in Geneva, its withdrawal from all activities related to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body which it accuses of acting in a biased and anti-Israel manner.
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"This body has focused on attacking a democratic country and propagating antisemitism instead of promoting human rights."
UN Special Rapporteur Criticises Israel Withdrawal From UN Human Rights Council
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Thursday that Israel's decision to withdraw from the U.
Israel to stop engagement with UN human rights council, alleging bias
Israel has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is disengaging from the body, alleging it was biased, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday. Council members have frequently raised allegations of Israeli human rights violations in the Gaza war,
Israel boycotts UN Human Rights Council, citing anti-Semitism concerns
Israel will not participate in the sessions of the UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of promoting anti-Semitism, reported Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced that his country would not participate in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions.
Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, Foreign Minister Says
"The decision was reached in light of the ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias against Israel in the Human Rights Council, which has been persistent since its inception in 2
Israel quits UN Human Rights Council, citing bias and double standards
This decision was reached in light of the ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias against Israel in the Human Rights Council, which has been persistent sice its inception in 2006,” he wrote in a letter to Council President Jürg Lauber,
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