The UN General Assembly has approved Prince Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan as the UN's first Muslim and Arab High Commissioner for Human Rights on September 1, 2014.
He replaces South African, Navi Pillay, best known for her gross anti-Israel and anti-American bias throughout her tenure. Among other things, Pillay questioned the legality of killing Osama bin Laden. ABC reports al-Hussein "praised the endeavors of Ms Pillay and pledged after being elected for the position to build upon her noteworthy achievements." Those "achievements" include her fanatical support of the racist anti-racism Durban conference and the notorious Goldstone report.
The biography of al-Hussein distributed by the UN upon his appointment, highlights that he is a member of the advisory committee to "The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation." The output of this Institute ought to raise alarm bells on the thinking of al-Hussein.
According to the Institute's website,"The Advisory Board provides guidance and oversight in the selection and implementation of IHJR projects." A 2012 project, entitled "Two Sides of the Coin: Independence and Nakba 1948," purports to provide an historical account of the creation of Israel from the perspectives of Israeli and Palestinian "narratives." It includes this take on the Jewish problem: "The Zionist movement supported the British and their allies, while the Mufti supported the German-Italian axis, which meant the Jews were in better relations at the end of the war with Britain and their allies in the West than the Arabs were."
It also includes:
1948 Narrative
"Palestinians feel that they are paying for the European Jewish Holocaust rather than those responsible. The Jewish-Israeli perspective of the War of Independence is current rather than historical. It is perceived as an act of historical justice and the birth of a nation; therefore, it must be pure and untainted to ensure the state's legitimacy...The Balfour Declaration of 2 November 1917 is viewed by Palestinians as the beginning of Zionist aggression
From the Holocaust to the Partition of Palestine, 1945-1947
...Holocaust...survivors had nowhere else to go ...The Palestinians thought of themselves as the indigenous community
The Path to Independence and Nakba, Late November 1947 to Mid-May 1948
...The narratives both acknowledge the unprepared and weaker condition of the Palestinian fighters, and the well-preparedness of the Jewish forces...From April 1948 to the end of the Mandate in May the Jewish narratives address actions in a militaristic fashion, describing actions as operations...The Jewish-Israeli narrative focuses primarily on the offensive,
At the Expense of the Palestinians: The First Israeli-Arab War
...mid-May 1948 to January 1949...The Jewish-Israelis viewed themselves as being attacked by seven Arab countries, while the Palestinian narrative makes it clear that only four countries sent troops, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Syria... While the Jewish-Israeli narrative focuses on military maneuvers, the Palestinian narrative at multiple points mentions Israel's planned program of ethnic cleansing,
Post-Trauma, Post-Euphoria, 1949-1956
Return for refugees and those expelled has reached almost sacred status and elevated importance for the Palestinian community.
For more on al-Hussein see Meet New UN Human Rights Chief: A Jordanian Prince With An Anti-Israel History.