After years of watching the U.N. Human Rights Council bash the U.S. and our interests and our allies, Nikki Haley has announced that we’re leaving the “cesspool of political bias.”
Ambassador Nikki Haley says the United States is withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council, calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name.”
Haley is President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations. She says a year ago she made clear the U.S. would stay in the council only if “essential reforms were achieved.” She says it’s clear those calls for change were not heeded.
Haley is decrying the membership of countries like China, Cuba and Venezuela that are themselves accused of rights violations. She says the council also has a “chronic bias against Israel.”
But Haley says that if the council does reform, the United States “would be happy to rejoin.”
Haley is announcing the withdrawal at the State Department alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
And Netanyahu is praising us for it:
Israel thanks President Trump, Secretary Pompeo and Ambassador Haley for their courageous decision against the hypocrisy and the lies of the so-called UN Human Rights Council.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) June 19, 2018
For years, the UNHRC has proven to be a biased, hostile, anti-Israel organization that has betrayed its mission of protecting human rights.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) June 19, 2018
Instead of dealing with regimes that systematically violate human rights, the UNHRC obsessively focuses on Israel, the one genuine democracy in the Middle East.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) June 19, 2018
The US decision to leave this prejudiced body is an unequivocal statement that enough is enough.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) June 19, 2018
Israel welcomes the American announcement.
Here’s what they had to say:
"Disappointing, if not really surprising, news. Given the state of #HumanRights in today's world, the US should be stepping up, not stepping back" -- UN Human Rights Chief #Zeid following USA decision to withdraw from U.N. Human Rights Council.#StandUp4HumanRights
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) June 19, 2018
Yeah, suck it, losers.