The United Nation Human Rights Council in Geneva voted March 23 and 24 in favor of four resolutions targeting Israel. Such resolutions have been approved annually for years and traditionally include condemnation of Israeli activities in Palestinian territories and call for Palestinian rights of self-determination.
On March 23, the rights council approved a resolution that not only condemned Israel "the Occupier’’ but also called for an arms embargo against it. Titled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice,’’ this Agenda Item 2 resolution was supported by 32 countries and opposed by six, with eight abstentions.
