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Western nations boycott UNHRC’s anti-Israel ‘Agenda Item 7’

 

Pakistan’s Deputy Representative requested Western nations participate in the anti-Israel Agenda Item 7, noting their absence undermines the credibility of the council.

 

Western states on Monday boycotted the Agenda 7 debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, in which over 35 countries attacked Israeli human rights abuses against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

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US to disregard UNHRC resolution to blacklist companies working with settlements

 

US State Department spokesman John Kirby said the US is opposed to the resolution on West Bank settlements the UNHRC approved last week in Geneva under the highly anti-Israel Agenda Item 7.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The United States does not intend to provide the United Nations Human Rights Council with information for its new blacklist of companies doing business with West Bank settlements, US State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

The United Nations headquarters. – Photo: REUTERS

The Obama administration, he said, is opposed to the resolution on West Bank settlements the UNHRC approved last week in Geneva, as it wrapped up its 31st session. Continue Reading »