Israel only nation condemned in UN for women's right violations (stupid UN)

[Melech 9,900]

"Out of nine official documents produced from the UN's annual Commission on the Status of Women report, only one of the UN's 193 members were mentioned in regards to ongoing infringement of women's rights – Israel – in what Jerusalem says in another case of UN bias. 

 

The document, titled the "Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women", slams Israel for the ongoing occupation of the West Bank, a situation which it says has led to "(h)igh levels of unemployment and poverty" among Palestinians, especially women. 

"Palestinian women and girls still face significant obstacles in accessing basic services, health care, psychosocial support, water and sanitation, justice institutions and economic opportunities," the report noted. 

It was the only report that focused on any specific country, and seemed to focus largely on the Palestinian issue, occasionally tying it in with gender-related issues, for example unemployment, which was the main complaint sounded by the report. 

It is worth noting that according to a 2014 World Economic Forum report, Israel ranked 57th out 137 for female political empowerment; the US ranked 54th and Saudi Arabia ranked 117th. Some 27 of Israel's 120 Knesset members are women. 

Israel slammed the report, with the foreign ministry saying that it was "fighting the decision which was yet another testimony to the hypocrisy of UN members." 

The ministry defended Israel's record on women, saying it worked both locally and abroad to advance their status, citing two Israeli professors who even joined the council itslef. 

"I am proud to say that when it comes to women's rights, Israel is leading by example. We understand that empowered women are the foundation of thriving societies," Israeli envoy Ron Prosor told the council days before. 

"Our 1948 Declaration of Independence - which incidentally, was signed by two women - promises equality to all our citizens. In recent years, Israel welcomed its first female Major General, elected a female chairman to our federal bank, and earlier this year, Miriam Naor was appointed President of Israel's Supreme Court - the second woman to earn this distinction," Prosor said.

Anne Bayefsky, who directs the Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, slammed the UN for targeting Israel: "Not Syria. Where government forces routinely employ rape and other s-xual violence and torture against women as a tactic of war. Not Saudi Arabia. Where women are physically punished if not wearing compulsory clothing. Not Sudan. Where domestic violence is not prohibited. There is no minimum age for “consensual” s-x. Not Iran. Where every woman who registered as a presidential candidate in the last election was disqualified." 

Despite having a record number of female lawmakers, Israel's internal policies were not noted. Instead, the document took aim at the Israel and Palestinian conflict, vowing "to continue working towards the realization of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. The engagement of Palestinian and Israeli women in the peace process and talks must be supported." 

Possible Palestinian infringements of women's rights were not noted at all, despite the fact that Hamas has barred women from appearing without headscarves in public and the prevalence of 'honour killings' in Palestinian society. 

The UN itself has in the past taken issue with Palestinian treatment of women, with UNRWA cancelling its 2013 marathon in Gaza after Hamas prohibited women from participating. 

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"Not Syria. Where government forces routinely employ rape and other s-xual violence and torture against women as a tactic of war. Where in 2014 the Assad regime starved, tortured and killed at least 24,000 civilians, and three million people – mostly women and children – are refugees. 

In fact, not only is there no possibility that the UN Commission on the Status of Women will criticize Iran, Iran is an elected member of CSW.  Sudan – whose president has been indicted for genocide and crimes against humanity – is currently a CSW Vice-Chair.

Not Saudi Arabia. Where women are physically punished if not wearing compulsory clothing, are almost entirely excluded from political life, cannot drive, cannot travel without a male relative, receive half the inheritance of their brothers, and where their testimony counts for half that of a man’s.

Not Sudan.  Where domestic violence is not prohibited.  There is no minimum age for “consensual” s-x.  The legal age of marriage for girls is ten. 88% of women under 50 have undergone female genital mutilation. And women are denied equal rights in marriage, inheritance and divorce.

Not Iran. Where every woman who registered as a presidential candidate in the last election was disqualified.  “Adultery” is punishable by death by stoning.  Women who fight back against rapists and kill their attackers are executed. The constitution bars female judges. And women must obtain the consent of their husbands to work outside the home.

In fact, not only is there no possibility that the UN Commission on the Status of Women will criticize Iran, Iran is an elected member of CSW.  Sudan – whose president has been indicted for genocide and crimes against humanity – is currently a CSW Vice-Chair.

The 2015 CSW resolution on Israel will repeat, as it does every year, that “the Israeli occupation remains the major obstacle for Palestinian women with regard to their advancement, self-reliance and integration in the development of their society…” 

Not Palestinian men.  Not religious edicts and traditions. Not a culture of violence. Not an educational system steeped in rejection of peaceful coexistence and of tolerance. 

Instead, the fault for a UN statistic like this one – an average of 17% of Palestinian women are in the labor force as compared to 70% of Palestinian men – lies with the Jewish scapegoat. 

That fact comes from one of only nine official documents produced by the UN for the 2015 annual CSW meeting.  Eight were procedural or general in nature, and one was entitled:  “Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women.”

By comparison, there was no report on Chinese women and girls, half a billion people without elementary civil and political rights, who still face the prospect of forced abortion and sterilization.

There was no report on women in Somalia, where female genital mutilation is ubiquitous, s-xual violence is rampant, and women are systematically subordinate to men.

There was no report on women in Yemen, where the penal code goes easy on the killers of women for “immodest” or “defiant” behavior, there is no minimum age for “marriage,” and women have no equal rights to property, employment, credit, pay, education, or housing.

And the women’s rights scene is not the only liberal sham at the UN.

The UN’s top human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC), will wrap up a major session next week by adopting a minimum of four times as many resolutions slamming Israel than any other country on earth. 

Condemnations of Israel will include a resolution demanding Israel immediately give back the Golan Heights to Syria – the place where Syrians run from their own government for life-saving Israeli medical care. 

Tallying all the resolutions and decisions condemning a specific state over the history of the Human Rights Council, one-third has been directed at Israel alone. 

Remember Ukraine? In the past year, there have been at least 5,500 confirmed killed – with recent reports from Germany suggesting the total may be as high as 50,000 dead – in addition to a million people displaced.  But the score is 67 Council resolutions and decisions attacking Israel and zero on Russia.  

So who is calling the shots at the Council? A closer look at its members reveals human rights luminaries like Qatar – that bankrolls the terrorist organization Hamas – along with China, Pakistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia."

 

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4639165,00.html & http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/19/top-violator-women-rights-around-world-it-israel-says-un/

 

Stupid UN. I guess bashing specific is the new thing, huh? 

[Luiz 4,253]

there really should be a rule keeping personal opinions out of the OP of news threads.

 

not saying your opinion is wrong or anything tho

[hughdancy 282]

"Stupid UN"

 

"I guess bashing specific is the new thing, huh?"

 

*continues bashing UN*

 

[Goosey 3,017]

 the UN is a bunch of useless twats

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

 To UN.

[Shadow 6,697]

The UN is inefficient in many ways and there are many gender violations against women throughout the globe, not just in the Arab world.

[hmm 979]

From reading another article (Times of Israel) it seems that the Israeli government submitted this report to the UN. Nonetheless; it's silly for Israel to be marked out as being the worst state for women's rights - especially considering some of its neighbours. 

Plus; fox news as a source isn't exactly that trustworthy; no reliable news source has poste on it yet so it's possible that this isn't true...

A major problem in the UN and its perceived "uselessness" is definitely the veto power; resolutions on Syria would've passed without Chinese/Russian vetoes and so to would resolutions on Palestine had there not been an American veto (although a lot of sources are suggesting that the Obama administration are reconsidering their support of Israel during these sorts of things).

Back on topic though; if the sources are true (Idk where to find the report itself, nor do I have the time to read it  ) it's a ridiculously stupid condemnation. 

[TiphEret 1,320]

They could complain about Israel on so many other topic why did they pick that one when they are probably the best country for women rights in the middle east?

However I disagree with that part

"Not Palestinian men.  Not religious edicts and traditions. Not a culture of violence. Not an educational system steeped in rejection of peaceful coexistence and of tolerance. "

Some Palestinians are religious but a lot aren't , when I was in the West Bank I didn't find them especially conservative especially twoards women, sure some were wearing the headscarf but I wasn't and nobody said anything they were actually extremely nice. I talked to some refugees living in camps and they said religion isn't the chore of the issue, some people are now becoming more religious but most of them aren't practicing, so to some extent yes the fact they are occupied by Israel will keep Palistians women in a bad situations but the whole situation is complex so it's absurd to target Israel for just "that"