I posted here about Atzmon fan Richard Falk’s egregious comments, quite extraordinary (or not, I suppose) in a senior UN figure. Here is some further news via UN Watch.
UN Watch commended the British government for protesting to the U.N. over “anti-Semitic” remarks made by one of its top officials, and urged the U.S., France, Germany and other democracies to do the same during today’s U.N. General Assembly debate with Richard Falk, the Human Rights Council’s permanent investigator of “Israel’s violations of the bases and principles of international law.”
In a firm demarche, the British Foreign Office told the U.N. human rights office of its “serious concerns” over “unacceptable” statements made by Mr. Falk, which were outlined by UN Watch in a letter sent this summer to Prime Minister David Cameron, who had committed to closely watch Falk’s actions and comments after he posted an anti-Semitic cartoon in 2011. Concerns were also raised with the British Government by UK Jewish institutions through the Jewish Leadership Council.
I hope other countries do indeed follow suit.
