Israel Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council

Israel accuses the UNHRC of longstanding bias against the Jewish state and says it joins the United States in the decision to withdraw.

Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Israel on Feb. 5 withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC), citing “ongoing and unrelenting institutional bias” against the Jewish state.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, in a social media post announcing the withdrawal, cited President Donald Trump’s decision announced the previous day to pull the United States out of the council.