Comments on: Australia not happy with US decision to quit UNHRC https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-not-happy-with-us-decision-to-quit-unhrc/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Liat Kirby https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-not-happy-with-us-decision-to-quit-unhrc/#comment-311281 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:38:50 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86594#comment-311281 You said it, Lynne. Absolutely right. My eyes glaze over at the expected politico speak of Julie Bishop as she relishes her role (glamorous to her) of Foreign Affairs and Australia speaking on the big stage she perceives the UN Human Rights Council to be. What a lot of waffle. The facts speak cogently for themselves insofar as Israel being singled out so unjustly by this UN department, and when you look at the make-up of the representative members it veers on the laughable if it were not in fact so serious a matter.

How can Julie Bishop or Australia not see the situation clearly? Or, more pertinently, how is it that they choose to ignore it in favour of meaningless rhetoric that allows the status quo?

]]> By: Ron Jontof-Hutter https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-not-happy-with-us-decision-to-quit-unhrc/#comment-311250 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:31:30 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86594#comment-311250 Australia seems to be moving more towards the EU positions in foreign policy. Julie Bishop’s handwringing that “there are some concerns” is wishy washy go with the flow policies, regardless who that flow consists of.

]]> By: Lynne Newington https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-not-happy-with-us-decision-to-quit-unhrc/#comment-311217 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:12:12 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86594#comment-311217 In reply to victor Grynberg.

Australia not happy with US decision to quit UNHRC…..
In other words they’re quite happy for you to be subject to UN Human Rights Council Agenda [Item Seven], including The Holy See although not a full member, but awarded full voting rights able to influence decisions and recommendations of the United Nations…..
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/03/268525.htm

]]> By: victor Grynberg https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-not-happy-with-us-decision-to-quit-unhrc/#comment-311168 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:56:21 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86594#comment-311168 They say every cloud has a silver lining. As unhappy as many of us may be with President Trump’s domestic policies, his forthright condemnation of anti-Israel bias, wherever it might occur is to be applauded. As was his courageous move to stop the bull and finally move the Embassy to Jerusalem. Now his withdrawal from the offensive UNHRC is to be applauded. Especially pleasing is the eloquence and determination of UN Rep Nikki Haley.
she is simply the best, as the song goes. Haley for Prez in 26 i say

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