The US House of Representatives moved to prohibit US funding of the UN
Human Rights Council, derided by one member as a "poisonous talk shop," as part
of a mammoth funding bill passed early Friday.
The United States has repeatedly expressed frustration with the council
over its rules, targets for monitoring -- including US ally Israel -- and the
way it conducts business.
"We were right to refuse to dignify that poisonous talk-shop with our
membership, and we must refuse to support it with our tax dollars," said
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the top Republican on the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
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