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Palestinians cheer US exit from UN Human Rights Council

The US withdrawal from the UN's Human Rights Council has given some Palestinians hope for a stronger pro-Palestinian European role without the United States to hold it back.

Rasha Abou Jalal
Rasha Abou Jalal
Jun 25, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press together with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announcing the U.S.'s withdrawal from the U.N's Human Rights Council at the Department of State in Washington, U.S., June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan - RC1A7B0F9990
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press together with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announcing the US withdrawal from the UN's Human Rights Council at the Department of State, Washington, US, June 19, 2018. — REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

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