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URGENT! Israel needs our help to ensure that she is treated as an equal =
participant at the UNCHR

----- Original Message -----=20
Subject: URGENT! Israel needs our help to ensure that she is treated as =
an equal participant at the UNCHR

Dear Friends,

URGENT! Israel needs our help to ensure that she is treated as an equal =
participant at the coming United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The =
UN Commission on Human Rights, UNCHR, begins March 17, 2003 and runs =
until April 25, 2003 in Geneva. There are only two weeks to make the =
crucial case for Israel's equal participation! It is critical that =
EVERYONE make an effort to write. Please send this email to your lists! =
Please post on websites!

This is one issue where OUT OF COUNTRY members can and must get =
involved!  See SAMPLE LETTER, EMAIL ADDRESSES and BACKGROUND INFORMATION =
below. Please make every effort to write. Please forward to me a copy of =
your letter!

Thanks for your efforts,=20
Shirley Anne Haber   sahaber@sympatico.ca=20
The Media Action Group

THE ISSUE:

Israel will be excluded from participating in all daily meetings of =
"WEOG", the UN regional grouping to which Israel belongs, during the =
coming session of the Commission on Human Rights. (WEOG =3D Western, =
European and Others Group)

This year Israel will attend the Commission in principle as an equal =
because this is the first time the Commission has met since Israel =
became eligible to stand for election to this UN body.  The change =
occurred in May 2002, when Israel was admitted into WEOG in connection =
with all UN bodies elected in New York. In practice, however, Israel has =
still not been allowed by WEOG members to attend their important =
meetings relating to the actual business of the Commission. (see =
BACKGROUND below)

In other words, Israel is the only UN member state which cannot =
participate in the substantive strategic and information-sharing =
sessions that take place in the regional group context of the UN =
Commission on Human Rights. Israel is the only UN state which is in the =
degrading and debilitating situation of having to rely on other =
governments to pass it second-hand information about what is going on at =
the diplomatic level prior to public meetings of the Commission on any =
subject whatsoever.

The case for the full and equal participation of Israel in WEOG meetings =
at the Commission must be made immediately to WEOG states namely: =
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, =
Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, =
Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, =
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United =
States.

SEE LINK BELOW WITH EMAIL ADDRESSES TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES under 'Write =
to'!

-----------------------------=20

WHO SHOULD WRITE:=20

Citizens of countries which are members of WEOG - there are 28 states.

MAIN WRITING POINT: =20

To ensure that Israel is invited by WEOG to attend the daily WEOG =
meetings during the forthcoming session of the UNCHR.

WRITE TO:=20

People in different countries must write to their own country's=20
representatives PLUS Germany (the Coordinator of WEOG for this UNCHR)!

a)  Your country's permanent ambassador to the UN mission in Geneva=20
b)  If  known, your country's head of delegation to the Commission =
session.=20
c) Prime Minister or President=20
d) Minister of Foreign Affairs

***NOTE: Everyone should write to the German Ambassador to the UN in=20
Geneva who is the COORDINATOR OF WEOG at this Commission on Human =
Rights!

WRITING GUIDELINES:=20

* your main request should be in the first line of your letter=20
* use similar wording to the sample letter but personalize - make =
appropriate changes for your country=20
* use some information from the document below to add to your letter to =
make it original - don't add too much=20
* letters must be brief courteous and show respect (no long treatises)=20
* make sure to add your address and postal code with your name

-------------------=20

SAMPLE LETTER:=20

This letter is targeted at Canada - other countries must make =
appropriate changes.  (In the case of Canada, two ambassadors should be =
sent letters, one being the permanent representative of Canada to the UN =
in Geneva (Ambassador Sergio Marchi), and one being the Canadian Head of =
Delegation to the Commission on Human Rights (Ambassador Christopher =
Westdal.)

DATE=20

TO: Canadian Ambassador Christopher Westdal=20
RE:  Israel should be invited to attend the daily meetings of WEOG held =
in Geneva during the UNCHR

Dear Excellency,

As the head of the delegation from Canada to the UNCHR, I urge YOU to =
make every effort to make sure that an invitation is extended to the =
Israeli=20
Ambassador to attend the daily WEOG meetings during the UNCHR session in =
Geneva.

Canada has a record of showing support for Israel in the context of WEOG =
and at the Commission of Human Rights.  I hope that Canada will continue =
with this support.

Since Israel is allowed to stand for election to the Commission as a =
member of WEOG, Israel should NOT be excluded from WEOG meetings in =
Geneva at the Commission on Human Rights.  All other UN member states, =
whether or not they are members of the Commission, and even UN =
observers, are permitted to attend regional group meetings connected =
with the Commission.  Israel should not be singled out and subjected to =
discrimination.

Israel should have equal participatory rights with every other UN state =
at the Commission given that the UN Charter requires "the equal rights =
of nations large and small".

I urge you to take the necessary steps with WEOG colleagues to ensure =
that Israel is included in WEOG meetings for the upcoming Commission =
session.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Israel.

Sincerely,=20
Shirley Anne Haber=20

----------------------=20

WRITE TO: (State the NAME OF THE AMBASSADOR as part of the subject line)

Christopher Westdal Canadian Head of Delegation to the UNCHR in Geneva =
Fax:=20
011-41-22-919-9233 christopher.westdal@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Ambassador Sergio Marchi Canadian Permanent Representative to the UN in=20
Geneva Fax: 011-41-22-919-9233=20
geneve@dfait-maeci.gc.ca=20
(Add: Attention Ambassador Marchi)

The Right Honourable Jean Chretien Prime Minister of Canada=20
Email: pm@pm.gc.ca

The Honourable Bill Graham Minister of Foreign Affairs=20
Graham.B@parl.gc.ca

Germany, Ambassador Walter Lewalter, phone 730-1111, fax 734-3043,=20
mission.germany@ties.itu.int
(Add: Attention Ambassador Lewalter)

CONCERNING OTHER WEOG COUNTRIES: NOTE Write Only to Your Country's=20
Representatives - add the ambassador's name in the 'subject line'! AND =
write the German Ambassador

This LINK contains email addresses of AMBASSADORS to all other UN =
Missions for WEOG members states!=20
http://www.cicweb.ca/At_Issue/English/weog.html

-----------------------------=20

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Information has been supplied by Anne Bayefsky, international lawyer who =
was a representative of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers =
and Jurists and UN Watch at Durban.

The United Nations is divided informally into five regional groups. The =
regional groups are geographic except for one, the Western European and =
Others Group (known as WEOG) - which includes western European states, =
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and others.  The United States is a =
member of WEOG for election purposes and attends WEOG meetings including =
those connected with the Commission on Human Rights.  Israel =
geographically belongs in the Asian regional group, but the large =
membership of Moslem and Arab states has barred Israel's admission to =
the Asian group. Israel belongs in WEOG, in terms of its democratic =
character and common interests and value.  In May 2000 Israel was =
accepted to WEOG (until such time as the Asian regional group admits =
Israel), but with the caveat that it could not stand for election as a =
WEOG member until May 2002 and that it could only participate in WEOG in =
connection with UN bodies elected in New York. The Commission on Human =
Rights is such a body.

Within this context, there is one serious anomaly.  According to the =
current deal on Israel and WEOG, Israel can in principle stand for =
election to the Commission on Human Rights because the election takes =
place in the UN's Economic and Social Council preparatory sessions which =
are conducted in New York.  (At the moment, WEOG is attempting to avoid =
elections altogether and arrive at an agreed-upon rotation scheme for =
the Commission on Human Rights - and Israel is on the draft rotation.)  =
Despite this fact, WEOG refuses to admit Israel to its regular meetings =
which take place throughout the Commission.

Membership in the Commission on Human Rights, election to the =
Commission's Bureau, and participation in regional group meetings =
surrounding the work of the Commission, has nothing to do with any =
substantive criteria whatsoever.  It has nothing to do with a country's =
perceived or actual human rights record.  Current membership in the =
Commission includes: Algeria, Bahrain, China, Cuba, Libya, Saudi Arabia, =
Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe.  And the Chair of the current Commission is =
Libya.

Participation in regional group meetings at the Commission are not =
related to membership on the Commission at any given session.  Regional =
group meetings include both UN observer states and UN member states, as =
the latter vary from year to year.

Membership in a regional group is a key feature of UN politics today.

CRUCIAL POINTS TO MAKE:

1. The UN Charter requires "the equal rights of nations large and =
small". The credibility of the UN is dependent on adherence to the =
Charter and the equal participatory rights of every UN member state. The =
exclusion of Israel from the WEOG regional group meetings at the =
Commission is a violation of the UN Charter itself.

2. The Commission on Human Rights is seriously discredited by the =
Chairmanship of a country such as Libya, while Israel is forced to stand =
in the halls of all negotiating and strategic planning which occurs at =
the Commission with the participation of every other UN member state.

3.  It is completely anomalous for Israel to be able to be elected to =
the Commission, and yet be unable to participate in the regular =
negotiating and=20
information meetings associated with the Commission session itself.

4. The Commission on Human Rights has spent approximately 11% of its =
total substantive meeting time over 30 years on Israel alone, and =
approximately 25% of its critical country-specific resolutions over 30 =
years on Israel alone.  In other words, the Commission spends more time =
discussing Israel and more time criticizing Israel than any other state. =
 In comparison, for example, there has never been a Commission =
resolution on states such as Syria or China.  It is a gross violation of =
any semblance of democratic governance or fair procedural practice, that =
equal participatory rights are denied the very state which is the =
subject of such targeted attention.

5. The EU (and the UN) are each part of the so-called Quartet (the other =
two members being Russia and the United States) which claims to have =
come together in the recent past for the purpose of forwarding Middle =
East peace.  The credibility of the EU, (and of the UN itself), to be a =
neutral and constructive participant in the Middle East peace process is =
completely undercut by any EU refusal to allow Israel into the WEOG =
meetings connected with the Commission.

6.  The Holy See is a so-called non-member state with observer status in =
the UN.  The Holy See is permitted to attend WEOG meetings during the =
Commission - even though it is not a UN member - while Israel, a UN =
member state, is refused admittance.  This is again anomalous, =
discriminatory and a violation of the UN Charter's fundamental principle =
of equality.

7.  "Palestine" has observer status in the UN.  It is permitted to =
participate in the Asian regional group meetings at the Commission on =
Human=20
Rights, while Israel, a UN member state, is excluded from any regional =
group meeting.  Again anomalous, discriminatory and a violation of the =
UN=20
Charter's fundamental principle of equality.

CONTRADICTING THE COUNTER-ARGUMENTS AND MISINFORMATION

Argument:=20

The counter-argument to Israeli participation in WEOG meetings connected =
with the Commission (and also to full Israeli participation in WEOG =
period), is that the time is not ripe.  The argument goes: there are =
serious violations of human rights occurring in the course of the =
current Palestinian-Israeli conflict.  Many of these violations are the =
fault of Israel.

Response:=20

The response to this must be that participation in a regional group at =
the Commission has nothing whatsoever to do with a country's alleged =
human rights record.  No substantive standard or review is done or =
purported to be applied to any other UN country.  It is discriminatory =
to suggest that a substantive standard of any kind, factual, alleged or =
perceived, be applied to only one UN member.

Furthermore, exactly the same argument was put forward in the years =
immediately following the Oslo accord.  Even the Nobel peace prize did =
nothing to change this claim.  The time has never been ripe for those =
WEOG members opposed to Israel's equal participatory rights.  The only =
reason Israel was partially admitted into WEOG at all in 2000 was =
because of the insistence of the United States.

Argument:=20

The related counter-argument is made that participation in WEOG should =
be a kind of carrot and/or stick used against Israel, in the sense that =
it must be earned - in the eyes of other WEOG members.  Some WEOG =
members object to Israel's current government and WEOG participation =
should be withheld until it is changed.  Some WEOG members object to the =
lack of progress on the peace process and WEOG participation should be =
withheld until it is improved.

Response:=20

The response to this must be that WEOG participation is not a bargaining =
chip or honor to be bestowed by other WEOG members for the purposes of =
forcing changes of a government or its policies.  This is grossly =
offensive to the legitimacy of the democratic state of Israel.  It is =
again a discriminatory policy applied to only one state.  It is an =
abusive use of the fundamental principle of equal participatory rights =
of all UN nations.

It is also bound to fail as a bargaining chip, since it does nothing but =
confirm the bias of the EU and the UN against Israel and further =
marginalize their relevance to any future Middle East processes or =
outcomes.

Pressure Points:=20

At this coming Commission on Human Rights session, Germany will be the =
coordinator of WEOG.  This country will therefore have an important role =
to play in planning WEOG meetings.  Germany has a moral responsibility =
to ensure that Israel is not excluded.

The United States has always been a world leader in insisting upon the =
equal treatment of Jews and the Jewish state by the UN and the equal =
application of the UN Charter to Israel.  US representatives should be =
called upon once again to press this case.

In times past, various countries have been said to be unsupportive of =
Israel's participation in WEOG.  These names are obviously unofficial, =
cannot be substantiated and change for all kinds of reasons over time. =
Countries named at various times include Sweden, France, Portugal, =
Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada.  One way to determine which =
WEOG states are the problem is to insist on a clear response from your =
representatives on the issue of Israel's participation in WEOG meetings =
at the Commission on Human Rights.

Alternative Strategies of Reform:=20

WEOG meets physically each morning throughout the Commission session, =
(at least until now), in the Palais des Nations itself.  If diplomacy in =
capitals is unsuccessful, some may be interested in making the case in a =
different manner at the entrance to the daily meetings themselves.

CONCLUSION=20

The exclusion of Israel from equal participation in WEOG in connection =
with the Commission on Human Rights violates even the limited existing =
deal allowing Israel to be a full member of WEOG in connection with =
those UN bodies which are elected in New York (such as the Commission), =
and should be immediately changed. This exclusion of Israel from WEOG =
meetings connected with the Commission of Human Rights must be =
challenged in WEOG without any further delay.

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<DIV> </DIV> Dear Friends, <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>URGENT! Israel needs our help to ensure =
that she is=20
treated as an equal participant at the coming United Nations Commission =
on Human=20
Rights. The UN Commission on Human Rights, UNCHR, begins March 17, 2003 =
and runs=20
until April 25, 2003 in Geneva. There are only two weeks to make the =
crucial=20
case for Israel's equal participation! It is =
critical=20
that EVERYONE make an effort to write. Please send this =
email to=20
your lists! Please post on websites! This is one =
issue=20
where OUT OF COUNTRY members can and must get involved! &nbsp;See =
SAMPLE=20
LETTER, EMAIL ADDRESSES and BACKGROUND INFORMATION below. Please make =
every=20
effort to write. Please forward to me a copy of your =
letter! Thanks for=20
your efforts, Shirley Anne Haber &nbsp;&nbsp;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:sahaber@sympatico.ca">sahaber@sympatico.ca</A> The =
Media Action=20
Group THE =
ISSUE: Israel will be=20
excluded from participating in all daily meetings of "WEOG", the UN =
regional=20
grouping to which Israel belongs, during the coming session of the =
Commission on=20
Human Rights. (WEOG =3D Western, European and Others Group) This =
year=20
Israel will attend the Commission in principle as an equal because this =
is the=20
first time the Commission has met since Israel became eligible to stand =
for=20
election to this UN body. &nbsp;The change occurred in May 2002, when =
Israel was=20
admitted into WEOG in connection with all UN bodies elected in New York. =
In=20
practice, however, Israel has still not been allowed by WEOG members to =
attend=20
their important meetings relating to the actual business of the =
Commission.=20
(see BACKGROUND below) In other words, Israel is the only UN =
member=20
state which cannot participate in the substantive strategic and=20
information-sharing sessions that take place in the regional group =
context of=20
the UN Commission on Human Rights. Israel is the only UN state =
which is=20
in the degrading and debilitating situation of having to rely on other=20
governments to pass it second-hand information about what is going on at =
the=20
diplomatic level prior to public meetings of the Commission on any =
subject=20
whatsoever. The case for the full and equal participation =
of=20
Israel in WEOG meetings at the Commission must be made immediately to =
WEOG=20
states namely: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, =
Denmark,=20
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, =
Liechtenstein,=20
Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, =
San=20
Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the =
United=20
States. SEE LINK BELOW WITH EMAIL =
ADDRESSES TO=20
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES under 'Write=20
to'! ----------------------------- <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>WHO SHOULD WRITE: Citizens of =
countries=20
which are members of WEOG - there are 28 states. <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>MAIN WRITING POINT: &nbsp; To =
ensure that=20
Israel is invited by WEOG to attend the daily WEOG meetings during the=20
forthcoming session of the UNCHR. WRITE=20
TO: People in different countries must write to their =
own=20
country's representatives PLUS Germany (the Coordinator of WEOG for =
this=20
UNCHR)! a) &nbsp;Your country's permanent ambassador to the UN =
mission in=20
Geneva b) &nbsp;If &nbsp;known, your country's head of delegation to =
the=20
Commission session. c) Prime Minister or President d) Minister =
of=20
Foreign Affairs ***NOTE: =
Everyone=20
should write to the German Ambassador to the UN in Geneva who is the =

COORDINATOR OF WEOG at this Commission on Human Rights</B>!<BR><BR><FONT =

color=3D#ff0000>WRITING GUIDELINES: * your main =
request=20
should be in the first line of your letter * use similar wording =
to the=20
sample letter but personalize - make appropriate changes for your =
country *=20
use some information from the document below to add to your letter to =
make it=20
original - don't add too much * letters must be brief courteous and =
show=20
respect (no long treatises) * make sure to add your address and =
postal=20
code with your name ------------------- <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>SAMPLE LETTER: This letter is =
targeted at=20
Canada - other countries must make appropriate changes. &nbsp;(In the =
case of=20
Canada, two ambassadors should be sent letters, one being the permanent=20
representative of Canada to the UN in Geneva (Ambassador Sergio Marchi), =
and one=20
being the Canadian Head of Delegation to the Commission on Human Rights=20
(Ambassador Christopher Westdal.) DATE TO: Canadian =
Ambassador=20
Christopher Westdal RE: &nbsp;Israel should be invited to attend the =
daily=20
meetings of WEOG held in Geneva during the UNCHR Dear=20
Excellency, As the head of the delegation from Canada to the =
UNCHR, I=20
urge YOU to make every effort to make sure that an invitation is =
extended to the=20
Israeli Ambassador to attend the daily WEOG meetings during the =
UNCHR=20
session in Geneva. Canada has a record of showing support for =
Israel in=20
the context of WEOG and at the Commission of Human Rights. &nbsp;I hope =
that=20
Canada will continue with this support. Since Israel is allowed =
to stand=20
for election to the Commission as a member of WEOG, Israel should NOT be =

excluded from WEOG meetings in Geneva at the Commission on Human Rights. =

&nbsp;All other UN member states, whether or not they are members of the =

Commission, and even UN observers, are permitted to attend regional =
group=20
meetings connected with the Commission. &nbsp;Israel should not be =
singled out=20
and subjected to discrimination. Israel should have equal =
participatory=20
rights with every other UN state at the Commission given that the UN =
Charter=20
requires "the equal rights of nations large and small". I urge =
you to=20
take the necessary steps with WEOG colleagues to ensure that Israel is =
included=20
in WEOG meetings for the upcoming Commission session. Thank you =
for your=20
ongoing support of Israel. Sincerely, Shirley Anne Haber=20
 ---------------------- WRITE=20
TO: (State the NAME OF THE AMBASSADOR as part of the subject=20
line) Christopher Westdal Canadian Head of Delegation to the =
UNCHR in=20
Geneva Fax: 011-41-22-919-9233=20
christopher.westdal@dfait-maeci.gc.ca Ambassador Sergio Marchi =
Canadian=20
Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Fax: 011-41-22-919-9233 =

<BR>geneve@dfait-maeci.gc.ca <BR>(Add: Attention Ambassador =
Marchi)<BR><BR>The=20
Right Honourable Jean Chretien Prime Minister of Canada <BR>Email:=20
pm@pm.gc.ca<BR><BR>The Honourable Bill Graham Minister of Foreign =
Affairs=20
<BR>Graham.B@parl.gc.ca<BR><BR>Germany, Ambassador Walter Lewalter, =
phone=20
730-1111, fax 734-3043, <BR>mission.germany@ties.itu.int<BR>(Add: =
Attention=20
Ambassador Lewalter)<BR><BR><U>CONCERNING OTHER WEOG COUNTRIES: NOTE =
Write Only=20
to Your Country's <BR>Representatives - add the ambassador's name in the =

'subject line'! AND write the German Ambassador <FONT=20
color=3D#800080>This LINK contains email addresses of AMBASSADORS to =
all other=20
UN Missions for WEOG members states! <A=20
href=3D"http://www.cicweb.ca/At_Issue/English/weog.html">http://www.cicwe=
b.ca/At_Issue/English/weog.html</A> ----------------------------- =

<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><B>BACKGROUND=20
INFORMATION<BR></B></FONT><BR>Information has been supplied by Anne =
Bayefsky,=20
international lawyer who was a representative of the International =
Association=20
of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists and UN Watch at Durban.<BR><BR><B>The =
United=20
Nations is divided informally into five regional groups. The regional =
groups are=20
geographic except for one, the Western European and Others Group (known =
as WEOG)=20
- which includes western European states, Canada, Australia, and New =
Zealand and=20
others</B>. &nbsp;The United States is a member of WEOG for election =
purposes=20
and attends WEOG meetings including those connected with the Commission =
on Human=20
Rights. &nbsp;<U>Israel geographically belongs in the Asian regional =
group, but=20
the large membership of Moslem and Arab states has barred Israel's =
admission to=20
the Asian group</U>. <B>Israel belongs in WEOG, in terms of its =
democratic=20
character and common interests and value</B>. &nbsp;In May 2000 Israel =
was=20
accepted to WEOG (until such time as the Asian regional group admits =
Israel),=20
but with the caveat that it could not stand for election as a WEOG =
member until=20
May 2002 and that it could only participate in WEOG in connection with =
UN bodies=20
elected in New York. The Commission on Human Rights is such a=20
body.<BR><BR>Within this context, there is one serious anomaly. =
&nbsp;According=20
to the current deal on Israel and WEOG, Israel can in principle stand =
for=20
election to the Commission on Human Rights because the election takes =
place in=20
the UN's Economic and Social Council preparatory sessions which are =
conducted in=20
New York. &nbsp;(At the moment, WEOG is attempting to avoid elections =
altogether=20
and arrive at an agreed-upon rotation scheme for the Commission on Human =
Rights=20
- and Israel is on the draft rotation.) &nbsp;Despite this fact, WEOG =
refuses to=20
admit Israel to its regular meetings which take place throughout the=20
Commission.<BR><BR>Membership in the Commission on Human Rights, =
election to the=20
Commission's Bureau, and participation in regional group meetings =
surrounding=20
the work of the Commission, has nothing to do with any substantive =
criteria=20
whatsoever. &nbsp;It has nothing to do with a country's perceived or =
actual=20
human rights record. &nbsp;Current membership in the Commission =
includes:=20
Algeria, Bahrain, China, Cuba, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and =
Zimbabwe.=20
&nbsp;And the Chair of the current Commission is =
Libya.<BR><BR>Participation in=20
regional group meetings at the Commission are not related to membership =
on the=20
Commission at any given session. &nbsp;Regional group meetings include =
both UN=20
observer states and UN member states, as the latter vary from year to=20
year.<BR><BR>Membership in a regional group is a key feature of UN =
politics=20
today.<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><B>CRUCIAL POINTS TO=20
MAKE</B></FONT>:<BR><BR>1. The UN Charter requires "the equal rights of =
nations=20
large and small". The credibility of the UN is dependent on adherence to =
the=20
Charter and the equal participatory rights of every UN member state. The =

exclusion of Israel from the WEOG regional group meetings at the =
Commission is a=20
violation of the UN Charter itself. 2. The Commission on Human =
Rights is=20
seriously discredited by the Chairmanship of a country such as Libya, =
while=20
Israel is forced to stand in the halls of all negotiating and strategic =
planning=20
which occurs at the Commission with the participation of every other UN =
member=20
state. 3. &nbsp;It is completely anomalous for Israel to be able =
to be=20
elected to the Commission, and yet be unable to participate in the =
regular=20
negotiating and information meetings associated with the Commission =
session=20
itself. 4. The Commission on Human Rights has spent approximately =
11% of=20
its total substantive meeting time over 30 years on Israel alone, and=20
approximately 25% of its critical country-specific resolutions over 30 =
years on=20
Israel alone. &nbsp;In other words, the Commission spends more time =
discussing=20
Israel and more time criticizing Israel than any other state. &nbsp;In=20
comparison, for example, there has never been a Commission resolution on =
states=20
such as Syria or China. &nbsp;It is a gross violation of any semblance =
of=20
democratic governance or fair procedural practice, that equal =
participatory=20
rights are denied the very state which is the subject of such targeted=20
attention. 5. The EU (and the UN) are each part of the so-called =
Quartet=20
(the other two members being Russia and the United States) which claims =
to have=20
come together in the recent past for the purpose of forwarding Middle =
East=20
peace. &nbsp;The credibility of the EU, (and of the UN itself), to be a =
neutral=20
and constructive participant in the Middle East peace process is =
completely=20
undercut by any EU refusal to allow Israel into the WEOG meetings =
connected with=20
the Commission. 6. &nbsp;The Holy See is a so-called non-member =
state=20
with observer status in the UN. &nbsp;The Holy See is permitted to =
attend WEOG=20
meetings during the Commission - even though it is not a UN member - =
while=20
Israel, a UN member state, is refused admittance. &nbsp;This is again =
anomalous,=20
discriminatory and a violation of the UN Charter's fundamental principle =
of=20
equality. 7. &nbsp;"Palestine" has observer status in the UN. =
&nbsp;It is=20
permitted to participate in the Asian regional group meetings at the =
Commission=20
on Human Rights, while Israel, a UN member state, is excluded from =
any=20
regional group meeting. &nbsp;Again anomalous, discriminatory and a =
violation of=20
the UN Charter's fundamental principle of equality. <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>CONTRADICTING THE COUNTER-ARGUMENTS AND=20
MISINFORMATION Argument:=20
 The counter-argument to Israeli participation in WEOG meetings =
connected=20
with the Commission (and also to full Israeli participation in WEOG =
period), is=20
that the time is not ripe. &nbsp;The argument goes: there are serious =
violations=20
of human rights occurring in the course of the current =
Palestinian-Israeli=20
conflict. &nbsp;Many of these violations are the fault of =
Israel. <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Response: The response to this =
must be that=20
participation in a regional group at the Commission has nothing =
whatsoever to do=20
with a country's alleged human rights record. &nbsp;No substantive =
standard or=20
review is done or purported to be applied to any other UN country. =
&nbsp;It is=20
discriminatory to suggest that a substantive standard of any kind, =
factual,=20
alleged or perceived, be applied to only one UN =
member. Furthermore,=20
exactly the same argument was put forward in the years immediately =
following the=20
Oslo accord. &nbsp;Even the Nobel peace prize did nothing to change this =
claim.=20
&nbsp;The time has never been ripe for those WEOG members opposed to =
Israel's=20
equal participatory rights. &nbsp;The only reason Israel was partially =
admitted=20
into WEOG at all in 2000 was because of the insistence of the United=20
States. Argument: The =
related=20
counter-argument is made that participation in WEOG should be a kind of =
carrot=20
and/or stick used against Israel, in the sense that it must be earned - =
in the=20
eyes of other WEOG members. &nbsp;Some WEOG members object to Israel's =
current=20
government and WEOG participation should be withheld until it is =
changed.=20
&nbsp;Some WEOG members object to the lack of progress on the peace =
process and=20
WEOG participation should be withheld until it is improved. <FONT =

color=3D#0000ff>Response: The response to this =
must be that=20
WEOG participation is not a bargaining chip or honor to be bestowed by =
other=20
WEOG members for the purposes of forcing changes of a government or its=20
policies. &nbsp;This is grossly offensive to the legitimacy of the =
democratic=20
state of Israel. &nbsp;It is again a discriminatory policy applied to =
only one=20
state. &nbsp;It is an abusive use of the fundamental principle of equal=20
participatory rights of all UN nations. It is also bound to fail =
as a=20
bargaining chip, since it does nothing but confirm the bias of the EU =
and the UN=20
against Israel and further marginalize their relevance to any future =
Middle East=20
processes or outcomes. Pressure =
Points:=20
 At this coming Commission on Human Rights session, Germany will =
be the=20
coordinator of WEOG. &nbsp;This country will therefore have an important =
role to=20
play in planning WEOG meetings. &nbsp;Germany has a moral responsibility =
to=20
ensure that Israel is not excluded. The United States has always =
been a=20
world leader in insisting upon the equal treatment of Jews and the =
Jewish state=20
by the UN and the equal application of the UN Charter to Israel. =
&nbsp;US=20
representatives should be called upon once again to press this =
case. In=20
times past, various countries have been said to be unsupportive of =
Israel's=20
participation in WEOG. &nbsp;These names are obviously unofficial, =
cannot be=20
substantiated and change for all kinds of reasons over time. Countries =
named at=20
various times include Sweden, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the United =
Kingdom=20
and Canada. &nbsp;One way to determine which WEOG states are the problem =
is to=20
insist on a clear response from your representatives on the issue of =
Israel's=20
participation in WEOG meetings at the Commission on Human =
Rights. <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Alternative Strategies of Reform: =
 WEOG meets=20
physically each morning throughout the Commission session, (at least =
until now),=20
in the Palais des Nations itself. &nbsp;If diplomacy in capitals is=20
unsuccessful, some may be interested in making the case in a different =
manner at=20
the entrance to the daily meetings themselves. <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>CONCLUSION The exclusion of Israel =
from=20
equal participation in WEOG in connection with the Commission on Human =
Rights=20
violates even the limited existing deal allowing Israel to be a full =
member of=20
WEOG in connection with those UN bodies which are elected in New York =
(such as=20
the Commission), and should be immediately changed. This exclusion of =
Israel=20
from WEOG meetings connected with the Commission of Human Rights must be =

challenged in WEOG without any further =
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