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March 1, 2017

The U.S. Should Give Up Its Seat on the UN Human Rights Council

Don’t legitimize attacks on American corporations for doing business with Israel.

As one of the final acts of his presidency, Barack Obama secured Washington a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), most of whose members represent tyrannies and whose main activity is to condemn Israel. Anne Bayefsky argues that the Trump administration should relinquish the seat rather than participate in the charade:

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March 1, 2017

  1. The U.S. Should Give Up Its Seat on the UN Human Rights Council

    Don’t legitimize attacks on American corporations for doing business with Israel.

  2. Why Mahmoud Abbas Prefers an “International” Approach to a Regional One

    Palestinians don’t trust their Arab brethren.

  3. How Much Anti-Semitism Will Jews Ignore in Order to Oppose President Trump?

    Making common cause with people who want to kill Jews.

  4. Ernst Kantorowicz, the Jewish Medievalist Whose Book Hitler Loved

    “The man who wrote that book died many years ago.”

  5. Third-Century Inscriptions May Connect a Galilean Village to Talmudic Legends

    The rabbis of Peki’in.