Over at the clown rodeo, formally known as the Human Rights Council, there is disappointment. Richard Goldstone is miffed:

Richard Goldstone condemned the U.N. Human Rights Council for endorsing his report while ignoring his findings on Hamas war crimes. The Human Rights Council voted 25 to 6 Thursday to endorse the report and recommend that other U.N. bodies heed its recommendations. The report recommends that Israel and authorities in the Gaza Strip prosecute fighters for alleged war crimes committed during last winter’s Gaza war and, should that not happen within six months, for the U.N. Security Council pursue such prosecutions. The Human Rights Council resolution cites only Israel.

The United States, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine voted against the resolution. The beacons of human rights that voted in its favor include Russia, China, Argentina, and Egypt. This is the “international community” in all its glory. This is the gang from whom the Obami hope to obtain consensus on a range of issues, from global warming to terrorism to Iran. Well, we see the sort of consensus that emerges when the community gathers for a pow-wow – it is inevitably anti-Israel.

Expecting anything better from the UN and especially the Human Rights Council (which Obama rejoined after the Bush administration had withdrawn) is foolish. Elevating the profile of the “international community” and bestowing some sort of moral good-housekeeping stamp of approval to its views is shameful.

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