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January 24th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “They (Israeli officials) signaled that they want it postponed. It is very unlikely they will participate on the 29th,” Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe said on Thursday.
The UNHRC is scheduled to review Israel’s human rights records on January 29 as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Tel Aviv is not a member of the Council but it is required to undergo UPR like all UN members.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which is held once every four years, was established by the UN General Assembly in 2006 to examine human rights records of the United Nations’ members.
Israel severed all ties with the Council in March 2012 after the UNHRC adopted a resolution condemning Tel Aviv’s announcement of new settlement homes and demanded a reversal of the settlement policy.
The UNHRC also ordered a probe into how Israeli settlements are infringing upon the rights of Palestinians.
Israeli leaders condemned the UN body, saying it was hypocritical and biased toward Israel.
The resolution was adopted by 36 votes in favor and 10 abstentions. The United States was the only member that voted against it.
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States had “vigorously opposed the resolution” on the settlements as counterproductive.
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Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/24/285365/israel-may-boycott-upr-session-us/
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