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U.S. Jewish Leaders Urge End to UN Human Rights Council's Biased Commission of Inquiry on Israel
(Conference of Presidents) The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations last Thursday applauded the joint statement led by the U.S. and joined by 21 countries, which condemns the discriminatory UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry (COI). "Israel remains the only member state in the history of the UN that has been singled out for taking a defensive military action to protect its civilian population from indiscriminate violence. The COI report makes no mention of the existential threats facing Israel, particularly the terrorist group Hamas, nor does it mention Israel's right to defend itself in accordance with the UN Charter, while framing Israel as the root cause of regional conflict."