Defending Israel

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	Time and time again Israel has been attacked and demonized by the United Nations. This time it's by the new U.N. Human Rights Council that was created to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission. We need to let Secretary-General Kofi Annan know this is unacceptable. The Commission, made up of many of the world's most repressive and autocratic regimes, was infamous for its obsessive focus on Israel - all the while ignoring massive human rights violations elsewhere in the world. Kofi Annan promised the new Council would be different...better. The Council is one of the few U.N. reforms envisioned by Mr. Annan that actually came about, but in reality there has been no reform. It is still composed of anti-Israel human rights violators. The only thing that's different is the name. True to form, the Council ended its very first session with a one-sided resolution condemning Israel for its military operations in Gaza, ignoring Palestinian rocket attacks against Israeli cities and the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier by terrorists linked to the Hamas regime.   Just as outrageous was the Council's vote to make criticism of Israel's supposed human rights abuses a permanent item on the agenda for future sessions.   It's time for the U.N. and Mr. Annan to wake up! We won't accept a so-called Human Rights Council which is dedicated to attacking Israel for defending itself and its civilians. The world needs a Human Rights Council dedicated to advancing human rights, rather than the anti-human rights agenda of many of its member countries. Having no Human Rights Council at all is better than one which makes a mockery of human rights. Express your outrage by adding your name to ADL's official letter of protest today!     Unsubscribe