Hypocrisy: Syria and UN Health Assembly Slam Israel
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Syria accuses Israel of "inhumane practices" that "target the health of Syrian citizens" GENEVA,
May 26, 2013 – The Geneva-based monitoring group UN Watch condemned the
UN World Health Assembly for singling out Israel -- the only specific country on
the agenda -- with its call on Friday for the UN to investigate the health
conditions in "the occupied Syrian Golan," even as it was silent on the health
of Syria's own victims over the past three years, including more than 500,000
wounded, 6.5 million uprooted from their homes, and more than 160,000
killed.
As state members of the WHO wrapped up their annual meeting on
Friday, the plenary confirmed a resolution adopted
by a committee on Thursday by a vote
of 105 countries voting in support (including EU states) to 5 against
(Australia, Canada, Israel, Papua New Guinea and the U.S.).
There were 6 abstentions (Andorra, Armenia, Burundi, Colombia,
Congo, New Zealand), and 60 absent.
The text focused on Palestinian health conditions allegedly harmed
by Israel, and was proposed by Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya,
Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
It is paradoxical that these sponsors are not exactly known for
contributing to the world's health, while Israel, in proportional
terms, contributes more to medical science and bio-technology than any other
country in the world.
In its submission
to the assembly, Syria accused Israel of "inhumane practices" that "target the
health of Syrian citizens."
It's the height of hypocrisy for Syria -- which is gassing its own
citizens to death when not dropping barrel bombs on entire neighborhoods -- to
denounce Israel, and even more so when Israeli hospitals are treating more and
more Syrian victims of Assad's butchery.
Although this year's resolution was substantially
shortened compared to previous years' resolutions,
by continuing to single out Israel as the only country-specific item on its agenda
and as the only country to be targeted for criticism in a resolution, the UN has
once again allowed the politics of demonization to hijack the noble purpose of
promoting world health.
To see the Assad regime point the finger at Israel out of
professed concern for the health of Syrians is nothing but a sick joke.
Assad's troops have slaughtered more than 160,000 of their own
people, and are now busy destroying the lives of millions more. Why is the UN
allowing mass murderers to deflect attention from their crimes by scapegoating
democracies?
A world health assembly should be about Hippocrates -- not
hypocrisy.
Out of 24 items on this year's WHO agenda,
all but one addressed global themes. The exception turned a spotlight on Israel.
No other country in the world -- not Mexico, Russia, Syria, or anyone else --
was treated this way.
Hypocrisy: Syria and UN Health
Assembly Slam
Israel
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Israel’s Health
Record vs.
Country
Sponsors of WHO Resolution
Despite what's being said at the UN, however, the
Palestinians' own health minister acknowledged
last year Israel's extensive medical care for Palestinian children and its
training of Palestinians
doctors.
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Labels: Atrocities, Conflict, Health, Hypocrisy, Israel, Sanctimony, Syria, United Nations
posted by Pieface @ Monday, May 26, 2014
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