Oh, look. The newly-revamped, new and improved UN Human Rights Council—which replaced the Human Rights Commission—is about to convene an emergency session on Lebanon.
Will they discuss Hezbullah’s 3,000-plus rockets sent into Israeli civilian areas?
No.
Will they discuss the cross-border murder and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers that was the act that sparked the current war?
No.
Will they discuss Hezbullah in any way, shape or form?
No.
They’re going to pound on Israel again. Color me unsurprised.
GENEVA Aug 8, 2006 (AP)— The new U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session this week in a move initiated by Muslim countries to condemn Israel for its military offensive in Lebanon, officials said Tuesday.
In a similar session last month, the council voted 29-11 to deplore Israel’s military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The council will “consider and take action on the gross human rights violations by Israel in Lebanon,” according to the request filed by Tunisia on behalf of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference.
The statement said the council should consider the July 30 Israeli air strike on the Lebanese town of Qana, which killed 28 people, as well as “countrywide targeting of innocent civilians and destruction of vital civilian infrastructure.”
Yes, this calls for yet another STFU moment.
STFU, UN Human Wrongs Council.