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March 3, 2017

Israel, US Discuss Strategy to Counter UN Human Rights Council

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, February 15, 2017
"Israel and the United States have held serious discussions to formulate a joint approach with regard to the UN Human Rights Council.

The talks come in advance of the anticipated UNHRC publication this year of a data base – known to Israel as the black list – of companies doing business with West Bank settlements or Jewish entities in east Jerusalem...

It is presumed that the threat of the US leaving the UNHRC could force it to change policy, including its policy on Israel. The inter-governmental body has condemned Israel more times than it has any other country.

On Thursday morning, Army Radio published a transcript of tape recording from a closed portion of a Likud ministerial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he returned from his February 15 meeting with US President Donald Trump.

'During the trip I raised the question of whether the United States should remain in the Human Rights Council,' Army Radio quoted Netanyahu as saying..."

Date
March 3, 2017
Title
Israel, US Discuss Strategy to Counter UN Human Rights Council, The Jerusalem Post
Author(s)
Tovah Lazaroff, Gil Hoffman, Herb Keinon
Original Source
http://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Israel-US-discuss-strategy-to-counter-UN-Human-Rights-Council-483100
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