{"id":38182,"date":"2020-02-14T09:26:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38182"},"modified":"2020-02-14T09:26:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:26:39","slug":"misplaced-concern-for-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=38182","title":{"rendered":"Misplaced Concern For Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBN News<\/a> is reporting today that the United Nations has released a list of companies that have businesses in areas Israel captured as a result of the 1967 Six-Day War.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The list was designed to punish more than a hundred companies doing business in east Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights. Israel froze ties with the council\u2019s leader, accusing the office of serving the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanction) campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reaction came quickly after the report\u2019s release and US Sen.\u00a0Tom Cotton (R-AR) accused the council of persecuting Israel while protecting the world\u2019s worst tyrants. He called on the body to \u201cinvestigate the crimes of its own members instead of obsessing over the Jewish state.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UN has a history of actions against Israel. The United Nations Human Rights Council was created in 2006. Since then, it has issued 45 resolutions against Israel, about 45% of all country-specific resolutions issued. The United Nations Human Rights Council includes Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Venezuela, and Libya. None of these countries are stellar examples of human rights.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

After the release of the database Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to boycott those who boycott Israel, calling the Human Rights Council a \u201cbiased body that is devoid of influence.\u201d His political rival, Benny Gantz, also condemned the publication, calling it a “dark day” for human rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Greenblatt, one of the architects of President Trump’s Middle East peace plan, told CBN News the public should be pro-active against the boycott movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, shame on them. You know, they were working on this, they held it back and now after a peace plan is launched they go ahead and do that, shame on the Human Rights Council. The UN is a terrible place for Israel. I would actually encourage all of your viewers to write letters to [UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres] and protest that,\u201d said Greenblatt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Ironically, any resulting boycotts would likely hurt Palestinians the most. For example, CBN News has reported how international pressure forced the SodaStream company to leave Mishor Adumim and move to Israel costing many of the 500 Palestinian employees their jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Palestinians certainly stand to suffer if these types of measures are put in place. It will harm companies that employ Palestinians; it will harm companies that provide goods and services to Palestinians,\u201d NGO Monitor<\/a>\u2019s Yona Schiffmiller told CBN News.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He also said the majority of the list\u2019s information came from BDS linked groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s also important to note that the activities these companies are being targeted for are completely legitimate. There is no international standard that bars business activity in occupied territories or in settlements,\u201d Schiffmiller explained.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the companies that we\u2019re talking about are conducting activities that are outlined in the Oslo Accords. So, these are internationally recognized agreements between Israel and the Palestinians that the UN is now completely disregarding by putting out this list,\u201d he concluded.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes with actions that anyone can take to fight this:<\/p>\n

Just last year, 600 businessmen and women from more than 50 countries will come to Israel to connect with and invest in Israeli business leaders for the second-annual ARISE conference.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really tackling some of the greatest crises around the world. And so, we\u2019ve invited them to connect with Israeli businesses and meet face to face and create those connections and transactions that will help bring Israeli innovation to the world,\u201d ARISE Founder and President Adv. Calev Myers told CBN News.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the last few years, various states in the US have passed laws against boycotting Israel. Schiffmiller said the international community is within its rights to stop supporting a UN body that\u2019s potentially harming these companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

STOP THE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL!\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSign the Petition<\/strong>
\nText \u201cSTOPBDS\u201d to 41-444<\/strong>
\nVISIT: CBN.COM\/STOPBDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please do.<\/p>\n

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