The UN’s Double Standard

The citizens of Switzerland have passed a ban on new “minarets” in their nation.  I really could care less what they do.  However, I found the UN’s so-called human right’s chief’s statements on the issue absolutely ridiculous.  according to an article  on Forbes.com,

The United Nations called Switzerland’s ban on new minarets “clearly discriminatory” and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country’s image.

U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said Sunday’s referendum to outlaw the construction of minarets in Switzerland was the product of “anti-foreigner scare-mongering.”

So let me get this right.  Thousands of Christians have been murdered, burned alive, had their houses destroyed as well as their places of worship throughout majority Muslim countries and Ms. Pillay doesn’t make a big deal of  it.  But when Switzerland chooses to ban minarets, not mosques, just the minarets, they are accused of being discriminatory.

Of course this isn’t Ms. Pillay’s first foray into one-sided statements.  She wanted Israel held accountable for war crimes, but didn’t even give the real aggressors in the last conflict a slap on the wrist.  Don’t worry about the fact that Israel was continually challenged for weeks leading up to open hostilities with rockets coming down on their cities and towns.

I really don’t give a damn about what this so-called “human rights” chief wants.  She should stay out of the Swiss’ business – and Israel’s as well for that matter.  The UN continues to prove itself to be a meaningless organization that should be scrapped at the earliest convenience.