Israeli are likely to boycott the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a planned session of the UN Human Rights council, in protest against the group’s stance on the Jewish state.
Despite the United States urging Israel to attend the session in Geneva, Israel are expected to refuse. The state broke away from the United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC), after the group decided to probe the state’s West Bank settlements, and described the probe as a “blatant expression of the singling out of Israel in the UNHRC and the uncandid approach that characterises the Councils dealing with Israel.”
Noting that it was the ramifications of boycotting the UPR were unclear, the US ambassador to the UNHRC, Eileen Chamberlin Donahoe, said.
“We have encouraged Israelis to come to the council and tell their story and to present their own narrative of their own human rights situation.” she said.
