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When Hillel Neuer slammed Qatari Ambassador Hend al-Muftah for her tweets extolling the hatred of Jews, the UNHRC Chair rebuked him for not “adhering to language commensurate with dignity.” Qatar funds terrorists, abuses women, and enslaves migrant workers.
Yet at the U.N. Human Rights Council—where Qatar’s regime is an elected member—their human rights record was praised by 90% of the speakers, including Iran, Russia, and Libya. Then Hillel Neuer took the floor.
Full Speech Transcript:
Mr. President, before us is the report on Qatar’s record. Does the cause of human rights support its adoption?
Let me read from the report:
• “Iran hailed Qatar’s global human rights initiatives.”
• “China welcomed Qatar’s National Vision.”
• “Turkey lauded Qatar’s labor reforms.”
Out of 112 statements, more than 90% shower Qatar with praise, as a champion of human rights.
But the truth, Mr. President, is the opposite.
The truth is that Qatar’s 2 million migrant workers — many still abused, unpaid, and silenced — object to this report.
The truth is that women in Qatar — who cannot marry, travel, or make critical life decisions without a male guardian — object to this report.
The truth is that victims of terrorism — Israelis murdered in their homes, hostages still held underground in Gaza, Palestinians used as human shields, who right now are protesting Qatari-funded Al Jazeera for backing Hamas — they object to this report.
Because Qatar is not a neutral player. They sponsor Hamas. Their money built terror tunnels. They hosted terror chiefs in Doha hotels.
This is a mediator? Is Qatar the firefighter? No — they are the arsonist.
Finally, in the report, Qatar boasts of winning a seat on this Council. Do their values qualify?
Let me quote their Ambassador, Hend Al-Muftah, in her own words.
She has tweeted:
• “The Jews… dominated, tyrannized and ruled the world.”
• The Ambassador accused Israel of orchestrating 9/11, claiming “Zionists” created Al-Qaeda.
• She boasted of her Qatari education, in the daily morning anthem: “We learned from a young age that the Jews are our enemies!”
Mr. President, the very principles this Council is meant to uphold — human rights, tolerance, peace — are mocked by by Qatar’s actions, its presence here, and this report.
We urge this council: Reject the whitewash. Reject this report.
