Israel withdraws from UNHRC after over 100 condemnatory resolutions

Israel has announced its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following the lead of the United States.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made the announcement on his official X (Twitter) account, per Caliber.Az.

Saar criticized the Council for its long-standing pattern of protecting human rights violators while allowing them to evade scrutiny.

He also accused the UNHRC of "obsessively demonizing the only democracy in the Middle East - Israel." He added that instead of promoting human rights, the body spreads anti-Semitism.

"The UNHRC traditionally defends human rights violators and obsessively demonizes the only democracy in the Middle East - Israel," Saar stated. "This body focuses on attacking a democratic country and promoting anti-Semitism instead of promoting human rights."

Saar pointed out that Israel is the only country with a separate agenda item at the UNHRC. He noted that more than 100 resolutions condemning Israel have been adopted since the Council’s inception, which represents over 20 percent of all resolutions. Saar emphasized that this number exceeds the combined resolutions against countries like Iran, Cuba, North Korea, and Venezuela. “We are not going to put up with this,” he said.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the UNHRC, citing the organization's alleged radical anti-American bias. The order also included cutting off US funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and reevaluating US involvement with UNESCO due to its perceived anti-Israel stance.

"I have always felt that the UN has great potential. But right now, it's not realizing that potential," Trump said at the signing. "It’s not very well run, and it’s not doing its job."

By Tamilla Hasanova