UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law

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In UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law
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Ron Prosor, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday addressed the UN Security Council on the “Rule of Law,” challenging Israel’s Middle Eastern neighbors to end their human rights abuses.

“In too many parts of the Middle East, the rule of law is not used to protect and defend citizens, but rather to discriminate against them,” Prosor said, according to a transcript. “Across the Middle East and North Africa, nations are sinking under the crippling weight of corruption, tyranny, and inequality.”

Ambassador Prosor asked the Security Council to consider the question: “If one of you were put on trial and had to pick which legal system in the Middle East would hear your case, which nation would you choose? I suspect you would select Israel where you are guaranteed your day in court as opposed to our neighbors where the judicial system is nothing short of a nightmare.”

“In a region known for intolerance and repression, Israel stands out for its commitment to the rule of law,” he said. “Our Declaration of independence ensures that the majority governs while minorities enjoy equal rights. In fact, our Arab citizens in Israel have more rights than Arabs anywhere else in the Middle East.”

Prosor called on the Security Council to support the rule of law around the world: “A society cannot be truly free until its citizens have the right to challenge the status quo and openly speak their minds. This Council should do everything in its power to support the brave few who live and die by these ideals.”

He also called out some of Israel’s neighbors by name, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Iran, and railed against their human rights abuses.

On women’s rights, he said: “In Saudi Arabia, women need a guardian’s permission to marry, take classes and travel. It is also the only country in the world that bans women from driving a car. Not long ago, a few brave women defied the ban and were detained by police and fined for the so-called crime of tarnishing the Kingdom’s reputation. Tarnishing the Kingdom’s reputation? The real stain on the Kingdom is its failure to recognize that by relegating half of its population to the backseat, Saudi Arabia is being steered off course.”

“In addition to upholding draconian laws that marginalize their civilians, the judiciary systems in many Arab nations subject women to unspeakable injustice and violence. Syria and Iraq’s legal systems allow rapists to avoid punishment by marrying their victims while Iranian women are arrested, beaten and even mutilated with acid for not conforming to the regime’s so-called ‘moral code.’”

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In UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law
algemeiner.com/2014/02/20/in-un-speech-israeli-ambassador-challenges-middle-east-countries-on-rule-of-law/

Ron Prosor, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday addressed the UN Security Council on the “Rule of Law,” challenging Israel’s Middle Eastern neighbors to end their human rights abuses.

“In too many parts of the Middle East, the rule of law is not used to protect and defend citizens, but rather to discriminate against them,” Prosor said, according to a transcript. “Across the Middle East and North Africa, nations are sinking under the crippling weight of corruption, tyranny, and inequality.”

Ambassador Prosor asked the Security Council to consider the question: “If one of you were put on trial and had to pick which legal system in the Middle East would hear your case, which nation would you choose? I suspect you would select Israel where you are guaranteed your day in court as opposed to our neighbors where the judicial system is nothing short of a nightmare.”

“In a region known for intolerance and repression, Israel stands out for its commitment to the rule of law,” he said. “Our Declaration of independence ensures that the majority governs while minorities enjoy equal rights. In fact, our Arab citizens in Israel have more rights than Arabs anywhere else in the Middle East.”

Prosor called on the Security Council to support the rule of law around the world: “A society cannot be truly free until its citizens have the right to challenge the status quo and openly speak their minds. This Council should do everything in its power to support the brave few who live and die by these ideals.”

He also called out some of Israel’s neighbors by name, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Iran, and railed against their human rights abuses.

On women’s rights, he said: “In Saudi Arabia, women need a guardian’s permission to marry, take classes and travel. It is also the only country in the world that bans women from driving a car. Not long ago, a few brave women defied the ban and were detained by police and fined for the so-called crime of tarnishing the Kingdom’s reputation. Tarnishing the Kingdom’s reputation? The real stain on the Kingdom is its failure to recognize that by relegating half of its population to the backseat, Saudi Arabia is being steered off course.”

“In addition to upholding draconian laws that marginalize their civilians, the judiciary systems in many Arab nations subject women to unspeakable injustice and violence. Syria and Iraq’s legal systems allow rapists to avoid punishment by marrying their victims while Iranian women are arrested, beaten and even mutilated with acid for not conforming to the regime’s so-called ‘moral code.’”

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More and more delegates should be highlighting the double standards in the M.E. and the human rights breaches by the muslims.