U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt has called on the UN to “condemn Hamas terror rockets against Israel rather than perpetually condemning the Jewish state.” He “slammed “baffling” anti-Israel sentiment at the U.N.”
The proverbial ship has sailed with reference to UN anti-Israel sentiment. There is nothing baffling about it, although it is refreshing to know that Greenblatt is calling it out on the world stage. The UN General Assembly has slapped Israel with 21 resolutions and the rest of the world with 6 resolutions at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, 2018-2019. Plus the UN has tightened relations with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), revealed in a message by the UN Secretary General six years ago:
The United Nations continues to help the OIC build its conflict prevention and resolution capacity, including by assisting its new Peace, Security and Mediation Unit. We were pleased to assist in the establishment of the OIC Permanent Independent Human Rights Commission. I hope it will become an independent body with a broad mandate, upholding universal human rights standards….The OIC is a key strategic humanitarian partner for the United Nations. We are improving our information sharing, strategic dialogue and engagement on the ground.
Sharia law is inconsistent with human rights, so the OIC is no supporter of this value. Fast forward to six months ago in November 2018: the relationship between the OIC and the UN has become an “unwavering” one. Determination to advance the Palestinian cause is blatant…..
The OIC Secretary General, Dr. Yousef Ahmed Al Othaimeen, addressed a message to the world, in which he renewed the OIC’s unwavering stand and firm commitment in support of the Palestinian people for the recovery of their rights, including their right to return, to self-defense and to the establishment of their own independent state on their national territory with AlQuds Al Sharif as its capital.
In his statement, delivered on his behalf by the OIC Ambassadors to the UN in Geneva and New York, called on the world at large, its states, organizations and peoples to stand up against the Israeli occupant’s practices that are rooted in colonial settlement and the policies of Apartheid, judaization, and forcible displacement of the Palestinian people.
“Jason Greenblatt Exposes Anti-Israel Bias at U.N. Security Council”, by Simon Kent, Breitbart, May 10, 2019:
Condemn Hamas terror rockets against Israel rather than perpetually condemning the Jewish state, U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt said Thursday as he slammed “baffling” anti-Israel sentiment at the U.N.
“Instead of seeking accountability for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, terrorist groups that seek to blackmail the Israeli people through mass violence while putting the lives of the Palestinians of Gaza at risk, we are rehashing tired talking points, some 20 years old,” Greenblatt told a special meeting of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) in New York.In an unusual move, Greenblatt appeared at the UNSC gathering, known as an Arria-formula meeting. It was organized by Indonesia, which holds the rotating UNSC presidency this month. Indonesia invited four guest speakers to brief UNSC member on West Bank settlement activity and invited Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki to address the gathering.
Israel was not invited to speak.
The meeting was the latest broadside at Israel from the world body, where Israeli actions are regularly the focus of condemnation — leading to claims from the U.S. and Israel that the world body is fundamentally biased against the Middle East democracy.
In March a rally was organized outside the United Nations Humans Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in Geneva to reinforce the point that Israel seems to be the focus of an untoward amount of condemnation, yet Palestinian terror group Hamas has not been condemned by name.
Greenblatt said it was “baffling and disappointing to see the obvious, continual anti-Israel bias at the U.N.” and its agencies.
He drew attention to the U.S. effort to get the U.N. General Assembly to condemn Hamas rocket attacks in December — a move that ultimately failed in the assembly hall.
“It is truly shameful that in these halls there have been nearly 700 resolutions condemning actions of Israel, the region’s only real democracy, yet not one condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israelis or its abuse and neglect of the very people it claims to represent,” he said.
Greenblatt criticized the decision not to invite Israel to the meeting, calling it “surprising and unfair” and called on U.N. members to make a real effort to bring peace to the region. The Trump administration is expected to reveal its plan for peace in the Middle East later this year…..