Lynk was hand-picked by the UN Human Rights Council because of his well-known anti-Israel biases. The Israeli delegate pointed out this UN's human rights "expert" "has compared Israel to the Nazis" and "three days after 9/11, Lynk blamed not the terrorists, but the West, for the tragedy."
Welcoming Lynk to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, however, was Syria. Notwithstanding this committee is charged with dealing with human rights,, delegates listened respectfully to the Syrian delegate calling Israel and ISIS "brothers."
The meeting included:
- Michael Lynk: "Israel's role as occupant has crossed the red line into illegality...What are the implications of a finding of illegality? Using the precedent of what occurred in 1971 with the illegality of South Africa...limit trade and eventually to avoid investment or any other kind of recognition or non-cooperation... [E]nsure a respect for international law, including the duty of non-recognition.."
- Syria: "We support Mr. Lynk's report and we encourage him for dealing with state terrorism which is exercised by Israel against the Palestinian people...They do not believe in a culture of peace...Israel and Daesh are brothers."
- Namibia: "...the Israeli authority...is reminiscent of the apartheid colonial regime..."
- Indonesia: "Extrajudicial killing and other form of human rights abuses that have been conducted by the occupying power..."
