[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN POISED TO UNJUSTLY CONDEMN ISRAEL

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, this week the U.N. Human Rights Council is 
considering a highly biased and one-sided report on Israel's defense 
against the attacks of Hamas this past January.
  The council, which has been frequently discredited by its coddling of 
real human rights violators, is back to its favorite pastime, 
condemning the nation of Israel for defending itself against the 
attacks of violent terrorist groups like Hamas. Its latest faux crusade 
will only serve to further undermine any scrap of legitimacy that the 
body may have left.
  If the council votes to condemn Israel and accuse it of war crimes, 
it's committing a great injustice and allowing itself to serve as a 
mouthpiece for those who wish to sabotage a true and lasting peace in 
Israel.
  This report is not about human rights abuses. It's about taking 
biased cheap shots at the nation of Israel and undermining its right as 
a sovereign nation to defend itself against attacks. The U.S. must 
continue to stand by Israel, a strong democratic ally in the Middle 
East.

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