United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said during his trip last week to Jerusalem, in remarks addressed to Israeli students, that Israel “has been weighed down by criticism and suffered from bias — and sometimes even discrimination” at the UN. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said that “The time is now for Israel to be fully respected as a member of the international community.” He called in particular for “a more constructive relationship between Israel and the Human Rights Council.” Unfortunately, the Secretary General’s refreshing moral clarity on this issue lasted only a few days.
