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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1
 ,mr4 ,yoho1 & ,mr4 ,de,santis7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to promote transp>5cy1         
acc\ntability1 & re=m )9 ! ,unit$       
,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human  
,rights ,c\ncil ,acc\ntability ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
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#bjjf1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights 
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fundam5tal & sev]e /ructural flaws s9ce 
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are memb]s ( ! c\ncil4  7#c7 ,= example1
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,_w report4 ,only a m9ority ( memb]s 7  
rat$ ,free4  7#d7 ,curr5t memb]%ip on ! 
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil  
includes "s ( ! _w's wor/ violators1    
includ+ ,*9a1 ,congo1 ,cuba1 ,kazakh/an1
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,v5ezuela1 ,vietnam1 & o!rs4  7#e7 ,!   
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criticism ( ! democratic1 ,jewi% ,/ate (
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,s9ce #bjjf1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human   
,rights ,c\ncil has a l>gely            
disproportionate numb] ( resolutions    
focus$ on criticiz+ ,israel4  7#g7 ,s9ce
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nations comb9$1 despite ! fact t !      
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( ! _w's humanit>ian crises 7,syria1    
,iraq1 ,s\? ,sudan & ! ,c5tral ,african 
,republic7 a ,level #c1 its highe/      
designation4  7#h7 ,on ,july #bc1 #bjad1
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,c\ncil adopt$ a resolution to          
inve/igate purport$ violations (        
int]national humanit>ian & human rights 
laws 9 ,gaza & ! ,we/ ,bank4 ,!         
resolution conta9$ ov] #a1gjj words     
criticiz+ ,israel = suppos$ human rights
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,hamas1 ! designat$ =eign t]rori/       
organization responsible = us+          
,pale/9ian *ildr51 wom51 & m5 z human   
%ields & laun*+ ?\s&s ( rockets         
indiscrim9ately into ,israeli civilian  
populations1 ev5 once4  7#i7 ,! ,july   
#bc1 #bjad1 resolution pass$ ) #bi votes
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,/ates z ! lone diss5t+ vote4  7#aj7 ,on
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nam$ ,pr(essor ,william ,s*abas to lead 
a panel ( inquiry 9 accordance to !     
,july #bc1 #bjad1 resolution4  7#aa7    
,s*abas has made public /atem5ts 9 ! pa/
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fav\rite w\ld be ,netanyahu )9 ! dock ( 
! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt1 9 #bjab1
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lack ( imp>tiality4  7#ab7 ,9 #bjjf1 !  
,george ,w4 ,bu% ,adm9i/ration vot$     
aga9/ ! resolution t creat$ ! ,unit$    
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! ,bu% ,adm9i/ration ann\nc$ x w\ld     
)hold ,unit$ ,/ates fund+ to ! ,unit$   
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,unit$ ,/ates jo9$ 9 #bjji1 & ! _w's    
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