UN Springs Into Action
Charles Johnson
Tue Mar 23, 2004 at 9:41 pm PST • Views: 149
Right on cue, the United Nations will convene to condemn Israel again, on two fronts this time: UN rights group targets Israel. (Hat tip: Ethel Carol.)
The U.N. Commission on Human Rights has scheduled a special session to discuss Israel’s assassination of Sheik Ahmed Yassin. The Geneva-based commission, which meets for six weeks each spring, voted Tuesday to hold the session Wednesday. Jewish groups were crafting a written statement in response to the meeting. “It is another example of where the U.N.’s bias against Israel plays itself out in one of its venues,” Dan Mariaschin, executive vice president of B’nai B’rith International, told JTA by phone from Geneva. Meanwhile, the U.N. Security Council also was planning to meet Tuesday afternoon on a resolution condemning Israel’s action against Hamas’ leader.
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