Same Day: UN Women’s Rights Commission Condemns Israel, Welcomes Saudi Arabia

The UN’s 45-member Commission on the Status of Women, meeting in its 2017 annual session, singled out Israel as the only country in the world subjected to a condemnatory resolution on women’s rights. Britain changed its vote from an abstention last year to a No vote this year. On Friday, the @UN women's rights commission (@UN_CSW):1. Condemned 1 country in the world as a a violator of women's rights: #Israel2. Welcomed #SaudiArabia as new member, joining #Iranhttps://t.co/McKEcmRGIP — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) March 25, 2018 The Jewish state was harshly and repeatedly condemned…

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