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In reply to the discussion: Israeli exceptionalism at the United Nations [View all]azurnoir
(45,850 posts)64. yada yada yada got nothing so you resort to personal attack
oh well just business as usual
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it's YOUR link that rated the US the same as Saudi Arabia, Iran < China, Russia why do you
azurnoir
Nov 2013
#38
well it seems Israel is choosing you know making a choice to participate in the UNHRC
azurnoir
Nov 2013
#5
Israel was pressured so that other rogue regimes wouldn't drop out of the review....
shira
Nov 2013
#34
It's strange to see support for a global multilateral organisation at DU?
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2013
#6
The UN won't allow Israel on the HRC. That's bigotry. And you asked WTF is wrong with Cuba?
shira
Nov 2013
#21
And according to yr logic, they shouldn't be on the human rights commission...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2013
#22
No countries are perfect, but free, liberal western democracies are best suited....
shira
Nov 2013
#23
So you think human rights abuses by secular democracies can be overlooked...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2013
#24
I didn't say that, did I? I think the main focus should be on the world's worst violators....
shira
Nov 2013
#26
Election to HRC for S.Arabia or Cuba shows how terribly corrupt/broken UN is. n/t
shira
Nov 2013
#43
Odd how you seem to focus on the Bush years in the UN not so much the present though-curious that
azurnoir
Nov 2013
#44
But u support a UN that singles out Israel to the detriment of human rights elsewhere....
shira
Nov 2013
#51
*sigh* Yr just not getting the whole the UN isn't a football team to be blindly supported thing...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2013
#68
In that case I don't think Israel should ever be on the Human Rights Commission...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2013
#20
ooh we were speaking about the UN and LGBT rights changing the goalposts -again?
azurnoir
Nov 2013
#58
Oops, I'll correct. But Moon did admit to bias, discrimination and lies against Israel @ the UN....
shira
Nov 2013
#60