US boycotts UN human rights session on Israel

‘The US has boycotted a United Nations Human Rights Council session focusing on Israel’s human rights violations against the Palestinians due to the inter-governmental body’s “bias” against Israel.
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Washington boycotted Monday’s UNHRC session over the council’s focus on Israel’s human rights record during the council’s Item Seven General Debates.
“As an expression of our deeply held conviction that this bias must be addressed in order for the council to realize its legitimate purpose, the United States decided not to attend the council’s Item Seven General Debate session,” Toner said in a statement.
“The United States strongly and unequivocally opposes the existence of the UN Human Rights Council’s Agenda Item Seven: ‘Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories,” he added.’
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