Rosenthal Slams UN Double Standards on Israel

David Streeter — March 8, 2010 – 11:58 am | Israel | Stop the Smears Comments (0) Add a comment

Hannah Rosenthal, the head of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, recently slammed the United Nations for its “double standards” with respect to Israel. From The Jerusalem Post:

Rosenthal also spoke about the use of double standards, which she said often implicate Israel and cross into anti-Semitism.

‘Anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment often overlap. It is important to note that criticism of Israel is not necessarily anti-Semitic, but it crosses the line when that criticism applies a double standard comparing the current policy of Israel to that of the Nazis, [or] holding all Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the sovereign state of Israel,’ she said.

The special envoy was scathing of the UN, questioning its seeming double standards.

‘Looking at UN statistics over the last six years, where there have been negative remarks against a country, 170 have been against Israel. Compare that to North Korea that had eight… Israel has had 50 resolutions condemning alleged human rights abuses. Compare that to the Sudan which has had five. Clearly Israel is being held to a different standard and that means it has crossed the line from anti-Israel policy to profound anti-Semitism,’ she said to enthusiastic applause.

‘We will continue to see that Israel is treated fairly at the UN and in other international bodies,’ Rosenthal said.

Once again, another one of President Barack Obama’s allegedly “anti-Israel” appointees turns out to be the exact opposite. Ed Lasky and his ilk at The American Thinker, who originally smeared Rosenthal as being “pro-Hamas”, owe Rosenthal and the Obama Administration an apology—albeit one that is unlikely to be forthcoming.

As March Madness begins, The American Thinker’s staff should probably focus on their basketball brackets because they’ll probably have better luck with their predictions in the sports realm than in the policy world.

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