Nikki Haley Condemns Anti-Israel Bias After First UN Security Council Meeting
By RUSS READ Published on February 21, 2017
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called out the United Nations for its bias against Israel after attending her first Security Council meeting Monday.
Haley told the press that she found the meeting “was a bit strange” considering
major Middle Eastern issues of the day,
such as how to fight against the Islamic State or the ongoing massacre of civilians in Syria were
glossed over in favor of criticisms against Israel.
“The Security Council is
supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security.
But at our meeting on the Middle East, the discussion was
not about Hezbollah’s illegal build-up of rockets in Lebanon. It was
not about the money and weapons Iran provides to terrorists. It was
not about how we defeat ISIS. It was
not about how we hold Bashar al-Assad accountable for the slaughter of hundreds and thousands of civilians,” Haley told the press shortly after the meeting.
“No, instead, the meeting focused on criticizing Israel, the one true democracy in the Middle East.”.
Haley added that while she may be new to the U.N., she understands “that’s how the Council has operated, month after month, for
decades.” She said that such bias against Israel will
no longer be tolerated by the U.S., Israel’s major ally....