The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, a U.S. spokesman told Reuters.
The step, which is unprecedented at the 47-member state forum where Washington unfailingly defends Israel, follows signals that the Obama administration is undertaking a "reassessment" of relations with the Jewish state.
Waiting to hear that the US is defending Iran's, Syria's and 'Palestine's 'human rights' records.
"The U.S. delegation will not be speaking about Palestine today," a U.S. spokesman in Geneva told Reuters in response to a query as the debate began. He declined further comment.
UPDATE 12:40 PM
Here's an interesting development from my Twitter feed.
@IsraelMatzav Israel says US was absent fr UNHRC session at its request, not as reported by Reuters as sign Obama displeasure with Israel.
— Eli Tabori (@etabori) March 23, 2015
Hmmm.
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