A top Israeli official accused the U.N.’s human rights body of “institutionalized discrimination.” Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Melchior said Israel is the only country to which the U.N. Commission on Human Rights devotes an entire session during its annual meeting. Melchior made his comments in Geneva, where the commission currently is meeting.
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