Is that why she is called "opportunist" and Lucifer?
UN ‘Sheriff’: Nikki Haley Elevated Israel, Damaged US Standing
By: Ramzy Baroud
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley in New York. | Photo: Israeli prime minister press office
Published 18 October 2018
Bearing in mind the irreparable damage created by the “new sheriff in town,” Haley certainly will not be missed in Palestine.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, has made her post a “more glamorous” position than her predecessors — as President Donald Trump
described Haley’s 2-year term at the U.N., following her resignation announcement.
We may never know the nature of Haley’s purported ‘glamour’ at the U.N., but we certainly know that, during her relatively brief stint, Haley has further diminished her country’s struggling reputation, entrenching U.S. isolation in the world’s most vital international political body.
In
her own words, Haley concluded that her mission at the U.N. was accomplished, commending herself on three achievements: the U.S. has become more respected, it saved a lot of money, and it strongly defended Israel against U.N. ‘bias.’
“All of those things have made a huge difference in the U.S. standing,” she said. “The U.S. is strong again. And the U.S. is strong in a way that should make all Americans very proud.”
Nothing could be further from the truth and Haley, who is suspected of
engineering a run for the White House in the future, has no evidence to back up her claim of new-found ‘strength’ and ‘respect’.
During his speech before the General Assembly on Sep. 25, Trump’s preposterous claims were not met with thundering applause but
humiliating laughter — so much for respect.
However, there is no question that Haley was a good fit to be Trump’s representative to the international community. Her aggressive and self-aggrandizing language tallies with the political discourse emanating from the White House.
That aside, considering the violations of human rights committed by Israel during Haley’s time at the U.N., her relentless defense of Israel is no laughing matter.
Haley’s supposed ‘achievements’ of saving money and supporting Israel are intrinsically linked. Indeed, the U.S. saved $1.3 billion dollars — by cutting off funds to organizations that were critical of Israel or supportive of the Palestinian people.
Haley’s political outlook is not influenced by true conviction. In his bestselling book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," Michael Wolff
describes Haley as an “opportunist” who is as “ambitious as Lucifer.” 
