Israel has been accepted to join the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Maariv reported Thursday. The international body infamous for condemning the Jewish state will now add it to the list of 9 Western states. The move is a complete about-face for the UNHRC, which in its 5-year history has condemned Israel over 46 times—more than any other nation in the world. The UNHRC was also the body that appointed the Goldstone Commission’s investigation of “Operation Cast Lead” in the December 2008–January 2009 Gaza War, eventually concluding that Israel had committed war crimes. While Judge Richard Goldstone rescinded parts...