Israeli Envoy to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan on Friday literally tore to pieces the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s annual report whereas on the rostrum of the UN Basic Meeting, claiming it was biassed towards Israel, information companies reported.
The UNHRC held a particular listening to on the Basic Meeting whereas its president, Michelle Bachelet, introduced the annual report back to all member states.
Within the report, the findings of an investigative committee based after the Israeli occupation’s offensive on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, together with 67 youngsters, 40 ladies, and 16 aged, had been introduced.
A number of complete households had been killed within the offensive, together with senior doctor Ayman Abu Al-Ouf and his family.
The report condemned and criticised Israel for the brutal assaults.
Within the report, the UNHRC condemned:
The development of the wall being constructed by Israel, the occupying energy, within the Occupied Palestinian Territory, together with in and round East Jerusalem, and its related regime are opposite to worldwide regulation.
The UNHRC reaffirmed: “The precept of the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by drive, and deeply involved on the fragmentation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, together with East Jerusalem, via settlement actions and different measures.”
It additionally mentioned it was: “Gravely involved that long-standing impunity for worldwide regulation violations has allowed for the recurrence of grave violations with out consequence.”
The report burdened the significance of ending Israel’s impunity so as to: “Guarantee justice and entry to an efficient treatment, deter additional violations, shield civilians and promote peace.”
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Israeli forces cling the physique of a Palestinian man from a bulldozer – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor]
It additionally expressed its: “Grave concern at stories of significant human rights violations and grave breaches of worldwide humanitarian regulation, together with attainable warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity, within the Occupied Palestinian Territory, together with East Jerusalem.”
It deplored: “The persevering with and unfavorable penalties of the conflicts in and across the Gaza Strip, together with all casualties, significantly amongst Palestinian civilians, together with youngsters, and ongoing violations of worldwide regulation.”
The report known as for: “Full respect for worldwide humanitarian and human rights regulation and for the ideas of legality, distinction, precaution, and proportionality.”
It additionally mentioned that it was: “Gravely involved concerning the dire humanitarian, socioeconomic and safety state of affairs within the Gaza Strip, together with that ensuing from the extended closures and extreme financial and motion restrictions that in impact quantity to a blockade, and concerning the quick and longterm detrimental influence of this example, and the widespread destruction and continued impediments to the reconstruction course of by Israel, the occupying Energy, on the human rights state of affairs.”
Erdan couldn’t bear to just accept this disclosure of Israeli crimes and tore a replica of the report into items.
“The Human Rights Council attacked and condemned Israel in 95 resolutions in comparison with 142 resolutions towards the remainder of the world,” Erdan expressed. “This distorted and one-sided report’s place is within the dustbin of anti-Semitism,” he claimed.
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