Israel follows the United States in withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council

“Israel welcomes President Trump’s decision not to participate in the UN Human Rights Council. Israel joins the United States in not participating in the Human Rights Council,” Saar wrote.

According to him, the Council has traditionally "protected human rights violators, allowing them to hide from scrutiny, and instead obsessively demonizes the only democracy in the Middle East - Israel."

"This body has focused on attacking a democratic country and promoting anti-Semitism instead of promoting human rights," the minister added.

He noted that more than 100 resolutions condemning Israel have been adopted, which is more than 20% of all resolutions adopted by the Council – “more than against Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela combined.”

"Israel no longer tolerates such discrimination," the minister said.