U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS PERMANENT INDICTMENT OF ISRAEL

UN Human Rights Council Opens Permanent Indictment of Israel (UN Watch)
Egyptian ambassador interrupts UN Watch speech on biased agenda

Geneva, Sept. 20, 2007 -- Today the UN Human Rights Council launched a special agenda item singling out Israel for permanent indictment. The special debate criticizing Israel allowed the Palestinian representative to take the floor and accuse Israel of "atrocities", Syria to charge Israel with "Judaising" the Golan, and the Islamic group to protested Israel's entry of Syrian airspace. Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement complained Israel was excavating around the Al-Aqsa mosque. Iran, Kuwait, Algeria, and Venezuela and others also joined in condemning the Jewish state.

When UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer spoke out in the council plenary against the biased agenda, Egyptian Ambassador Sameh Shoukry interrupted with objections. Israel and Syria then entered the fray, but finally UN Watch was allowed to finish. Watch video selections from the debate here, or see the text here.