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UN Human Rights Council makes Israel permanent agenda item
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday voted in favor of making Israel's actions a permanent item on the council's agenda.

Of the council's 47 member states, the sole opponent of the decision to make Israel a permanent agenda item was Canada.

Several American Jewish organizations condemned the council's decision.
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The American Jewish Committee released a harsh statement that expressed deep disappointment with the council's performance.

The council's preoccupation with Israel, said the statement, does not serve the interests of the millions of people worldwide who are victims of human rights abuses.

The council, based in Geneva, was formed approximately a year ago as part of a reform initiated by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.

The UN voted to replace the Human Rights Commission with the council in an attempt to address both criticisms of the commission's composition, which frequently included some of the world's worst human rights abusers, and what Annan once termed its excessive focus on Israel.

Yitzhak Levanon, Israel's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, told Haaretz: "Last year, we buried that infamous commission to replace it with something better. Now, it appears the same old commission has returned.
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  1.   Criteria? 02:33  |  Brad 20/06/07
  2.   What a surprise. 02:34  |  SystemF 20/06/07
  3.   YOU MEAN, PEED OFF? 02:38  |  VIPER 20/06/07
  4.   UN Human Rights Council? 02:44  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  5.   agenda item 02:56  |  Shmuelshachor 20/06/07
  6.   The Jews must be monitored 03:07  |  Dog Catcher 20/06/07
  7.   australia`s VIPER 03:13  |  Akiva Patysh 20/06/07
  8.   It would be ignorant to deny human rights violations by Israel 03:19  |  Yered Shmuel 20/06/07
  9.   Viper and the Inhumane Rights Council 03:20  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  10.   UN Human Rights Council (loll) 03:21  |  D 20/06/07
  11.   GREAT NEWS 03:22  |  Moe 20/06/07
  12.   Peres`s Oslo Disasters are much to blame 03:28  |  Hal 20/06/07
  13.   The US must stop all money going to the UN 03:30  |  Hal 20/06/07
  14.   Given Israel`s Abhorrent Human Righst Record - Bravo UN 03:32  |  Fred Farkelsteinman 20/06/07
  15.   Punish Libya 03:38  |  Efox 20/06/07
  16.   IT`S ABOUT TIME 03:39  |  JOHN 20/06/07
  17.   The UN is a cesspool of dictatorship and corruption 03:40  |  Hal 20/06/07
  18.   you mean unhuman rights council not our responsibility that other 03:46  |  ralph 20/06/07
  19.   re: VIPER 03:49  |  Efox 20/06/07
  20.   Viper 03:58  |  Connie 20/06/07
  21.   UN human right 04:05  |  Habib 20/06/07
  22.   When will Israel Smell the Coffee ? 04:06  |  Mike 20/06/07
  23.   Hiding the truth 04:06  |  Attoo 20/06/07
  24.   #3 VIPER - you`re just envious 04:06  |  * BEN JABO 20/06/07
  25.   Unhuman Rights Council 04:13  |  Hal 20/06/07
  26.   Just a second here 04:18  |  Boris Celser 20/06/07
  27.   proud to be canadian 04:20  |  gb 20/06/07
  28.   like anyone listens to these guys anyway 04:24  |  palestinian 20/06/07
  29.   From wikipedia 04:33  |  Gene 20/06/07
  30.   "Last year, we buried that infamous commission to replace it with 04:33  |  Guy From NYC 20/06/07
  31.   #6 Dog Catcher 04:45  |  * BEN JABO 20/06/07
  32.   Blame Canada 04:45  |  phillipe theodosius 20/06/07
  33.   why don`t they preoccupy themselves with bigger countries? 04:47  |  Joe 20/06/07
  34.   To Dog Catcher, from a Sephardic Jew 04:47  |  Jake 20/06/07
  35.   The UN is on the fast track... 04:48  |  Jake 20/06/07
  36.   #14 Fred Fartstein 04:48  |  * BEN JABO 20/06/07
  37.   Look back as well as around. 04:51  |  Paul II 20/06/07
  38.   Permanent Agenda Item 04:53  |  Bill 20/06/07
  39.   And by the way, the UN occupies American land 04:55  |  Jake 20/06/07
  40.   Habib, feels good that Africa is surpassing the Arab world? 04:58  |  Jake 20/06/07
  41.   Given Hamas`s Abhorent Human Rights Record, Dissolve the UN 04:59  |  Joe 20/06/07
  42.   UN 05:03  |  Mark Katzman 20/06/07
  43.   Strength is a blessing. How one uses strength is what matters. 05:10  |  AV 20/06/07
  44.   #3 viper 05:12  |  John Allen 20/06/07
  45.   # 8 US and Australia are NOT a part 05:16  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  46.   Yet Another Demonstration of UN BiasThe UN Should Be Dissolved 05:17  |  Edward 20/06/07
  47.   # 17 Hal 05:18  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  48.   #19 EFox of Socorro 05:19  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  49.   #14 Come on..... 05:22  |  John Allen 20/06/07
  50.   Prophecy watchers 05:22  |  Richard 20/06/07
  51.   Shame on Canada 05:22  |  David James Vickery 20/06/07
  52.   Council will end up dissolved.......again 05:22  |  Lynn 20/06/07
  53.   #20 Hurray for Connie!!!! 05:25  |  John Allen 20/06/07
  54.   Thank you Canada 05:29  |  Avrum 20/06/07
  55.   #27 Your jealous, sorry you can`t come in. 05:34  |  John Allen 20/06/07
  56.   Everyone in the US write your Senators: Demand the US oust the UN 05:44  |  Joe 20/06/07
  57.   Dog Catcher 05:46  |  Brad 20/06/07
  58.   Yered 05:58  |  Brad 20/06/07
  59.   I`m Very Proud of Canada But Would Be Even 06:02  |  Brad 20/06/07
  60.   UN DISHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 06:04  |  Roberto 20/06/07
  61.   #14, Fred Farakal 06:06  |  Brad 20/06/07
  62.   UN Human rights 06:11  |  Rachel Simson 20/06/07
  63.   Members 06:15  |  JR 20/06/07
  64.   Your prestigious 47 Member States.... 06:16  |  Jason 20/06/07
  65.   ..while they ignore genuine abuses elsewhere 06:28  |  Cynthia Lauer 20/06/07
  66.   The UN council is just like Haaretz 06:30  |  David 20/06/07
  67.   So Israel? Still refusing to recognize the power of propaganda? 06:51  |  infidel 20/06/07
  68.   Man was not to live together. 06:53  |  Billy Jack 20/06/07
  69.   You dont give human rights to those who dont give human rights 07:03  |  AV 20/06/07
  70.   #55 07:08  |  Warren 20/06/07
  71.   Bare fisted politics masquerading as morality 07:18  |  Jacob Blues 20/06/07
  72.   Higher Standards 07:20  |  smeze75 20/06/07
  73.   take the UNHRC to courts & sue them for Racial intolerance 07:24  |  Jonathan 20/06/07
  74.   Bias 08:03  |  Gordon 20/06/07
  75.   a very special thanks to the following 08:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/06/07
  76.   ANTI-SEMITES? PLEASE 08:50  |  indrajaya 20/06/07
  77.   #16 John 09:30  |  james 20/06/07
  78.   It serves Israel right 09:43  |  ben 20/06/07
  79.   The big fall 09:49  |  Paul 20/06/07
  80.   now its par for the course!israel rates better THAN CHINA 09:56  |  paul harris 20/06/07
  81.   The truth is as always somewhere in THE MIDDLE 09:57  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/06/07
  82.   Disgusting. 10:08  |  sg 20/06/07
  83.   "Dog Catcher" monitoring Jews - 10:12  |  sg 20/06/07
  84.   The American Jewish Committee is Ignorant 10