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The Obama team is getting vehement criticism from some quarters for its latest break from the Bush administration.
The State Department announced today that the United States will seek election to the UN Human Rights Council, which the Bush White House had visibly boycotted because of its criticism of Israel and its refusal to criticize Sudan and other countries.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and UN ambassador Susan Rice said in a statement that the administration will join the council to help make it more effective as part of Obama's desire to create a "new era of engagement" with the international community, the Associated Press reported.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Is this what Human Rights is? to side with one people, while completely ignoring and demonizing other people?....
Originally posted by drwizardphd
Well, I said this in a few other threads, and I'm not going to get into it again, but Israel are NOT a people. Israel is a nation. And the fact is, it's a nation that regularly commits human rights atrocities.
I'm not defending the actions of Sudan by any means, nor am I defending Hezbollah. All I'm saying is, criticism of Israel is far from unfounded.
If you equate the state of Israel with the Jewish people, then you are insulting Jews everywhere who don't agree with or condone Israel's actions.
Originally posted by drwizardphd
If you equate the state of Israel with the Jewish people, then you are insulting Jews everywhere who don't agree with or condone Israel's actions.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
BTW, I did not equate Israel with all the Jewish people...but Israel is a country, and it does have people, which happen to be Israeli in mayority..
I wrote Israel AND it's people....
[edit on 1-4-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
Originally posted by MikeboydUS
I wouldn't be surprised if Israel is sacrificed in the name of global interests.
Israel was our strongest ally in the Middle East helping extend the sphere of American influence.
Apparently American interests no longer matter. All that matters now is how fast the beareaucratic collectivists can weaken America, create a global monetary union, and promote the interests of the world above all else.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
This is another signal that the United States under the current administration is getting ready to abandon Israel, and it's people to the wolves.