US Ambassador to the UN Comes Out Swinging on Israel Bias

"In her first press briefing, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley came out swinging.

After sharing with reporters impressions from her first Security Council meeting on Middle East issues ('it was a bit strange'), Haley vowed that the US would no longer turn a blind eye to the UN's outrageous bias against the Jewish state.

'We will not repeat the mistake of [Security Council] Resolution 2334 [which castigated Israel for settlement building], instead we will push for action on the real threats in the Middle East.'...

Haley related how the US sought unsuccessfully to get the Security Council to condemn a Palestinian terrorist attack in which a terrorist driver attempted to run over innocent Israelis and stab them. She said the council's decision to block a statement of condemnation was 'shameful.'

But Haley has no intention of giving up, and her indefatigable optimism that change is possible could be contagious. Maybe the UN really will abandon its obsession with Israel and begin living up to its true calling of mitigating conflicts and championing human rights. Before Haley's arrival there was little reason for hope...

Haley's courage and moral vision come to the UN at a time when Israel's standing in the world is changing. We are confident her first press conference is the opening salvo in a winning battle to end the UN's bias against Israel."