TRUMP MAY PULL USA OUT OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DUE TO ISRAEL BIAS: The Trump administration may soon back Israel on its claim of UN bias and pull out of the organization's Human Rights Council, Politico reported on Saturday 25 Feb. 2017. Discussion of the option has already begun and is expected to include input from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and President Donald Trump. The administration regards the Council as being inherently anti-Israel which is the main reason for the consideration for pulling out of the international body, according to the report. The news site also reported that in private conversations, Secretary Tillerson has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the Council. Former Israeli ambassador to the USA and current deputy minister for the Kulanu party Michael Oren welcomed a potential USA move to withdraw from the council. "The decision to quit the insanely anti-Israel UN Human Rights Council would send a moral message to the world," Oren wrote on Twitter. Since its creation in 2006, the UN Human Rights Council has been persistently criticized by the USA for its biased treatment of Israel, which has been condemned more than any other country, including persistent human rights abusers such as Iran and Syria. (J.Post)