WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 4 to again withdraw the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council and end U.S. funding to the U.N. agency dealing with Palestinian refugees.
The U.N. Human Rights Council, said the White House in a fact sheet to the press, “has not fulfilled its purpose and continues to be used as a protective body for countries committing horrific human rights violations.”
The White House noted that countries such as China and Iran are on the council despite their human rights violations. It also cited the council’s bias against Israel….