Nikki Haley blasts UN bias over Hamas’ Gaza riots

Remarks at a UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Violence in the Middle East U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, May 15, 2018 Thank you, Madam President. Today’s session was called to discuss the issue of violence in the Middle East. We are all concerned about violence in the Middle East. The United States deplores the loss of human life. But there is a lot of violence throughout the region. And I will note that the double standard is all too common in this chamber, and working overtime today. Last week, Iranian forces attacked Israeli positions on the Golan Heights by launching rockets from Syria.…

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