President Donald Trump is considering withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council. The Trump administration has reportedly accused the UNHRC of being biased against Israel and are questioning its usefulness. Press TV reports: A final decision on whether the US would leave the council is expected to be made by the president himself, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, as well as the new US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, POLITICO reported, citing informed sources. “There’s been a series of requests coming from the secretary of state’s office that suggests that he is questioning the value of the US belonging to the Human Rights Council,” said a former State Department official familiar with the discussions. In a recent meeting with State Department officials, Tillerson questioned the effectiveness of the UNHRC, a 47-seat inter-governmental body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world. Supporters of Israel accuse the UNHRC, which was established in 2006 to replace the UN Human Rights Commission, of being biased toward the regime by pushing critical resolutions and issuing scathing statements. In the latest example, the council angered Israeli politicians by condemning the “lenient” prison sentence handed down to an Israeli soldier who [...]
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