US and Israel attempting to persuade Western countries

Israel and the United States are cooperating to persuade as many Western countries as possible to oppose, or to at least abstain from voting on, five anti-Israeli resolutions scheduled for voting at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, Haaretz reported on Monday, citing a Foreign Ministry official.

The five resolutions tackle human rights, settlement construction, and the need for accountability in respect to Israeli human rights violations.

Earlier on Monday, the United States boycotted a meeting on these resolutions, while the State Department issued a statement against the meeting, Israel National News said.

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) recently had to withdraw a report that confirmed Israel has established an apartheid regime, upon US-Israeli pressures.

The reported withdrawal resulted in the resignation of UN undersecretary-general and executive secretary, Rima Khalaf.

In February, the UNHRC has denounced Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as illegal.

Source :PNN