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Pigs fly: Navi Pillay admits Falk's cartoon was racist

Remember the anti-Semitic cartoon that Richard Falk posted on his blog?

Well, UN 'human rights' chief Navi Pillay has admitted that the cartoon is anti-Semitic, but of course that doesn't mean she calls for Falk's resignation.

Pillay - the United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights - stated in a letter to UN Watch, the organization which first brought the issue to public attention, that the cartoon was indeed anti-Semitic and added, “I utterly deplore and condemn anti-Semitism, as I do any form of incitement to hatred and racial discrimination.”

She acknowledged “the anti-Semitic and objectionable nature of the cartoon,” but also noted “Mr. Falk's series of public apologies,” and did not call on Falk to resign, saying only that she welcomed the fact that he had swiftly removed the image from his website.

Not enough says Hillel Neuer.

UN Watch director Hillel Neuer welcomed Pillay’s comments but called on her to urge Falk to resign in light of “Mr. Falk’s other insulting statements, including his recent blog post calling Mr. Ban Ki-moon a ‘shameless secretary-general,’ and his repeated utterances about US complicity in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”

This is the first time Pillay has commented on Falk who has made a series of controversial remarks in the past. Until now, Pillay’s office has insisted that UN special rapporteurs do not fall under the mandate of her office, and she has therefore refused to discuss the issues surrounding the controversial posting and its current representative.

I guess the Obama administration is having a huge impact on the workings of the 'human rights council.'

Labels: Navi Pillay, Richard Falk, United Nations Human Rights Council

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:51 PM