Friday, May 18, 2018

Israel condemns planned UN probe into Gaza killings

Israel condemns planned UN probe into Gaza killings
Israel has condemned the "hypocrisy and absurdity" of the UN Human Rights Council after it voted to send war crimes investigators to probe the shootings of Gaza protesters by Israeli forces.


"Israel totally rejects the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council, that once again has proven itself to be a body made up of a built-in anti-Israeli majority, guided by hypocrisy and absurdity," the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.

Meeting in Geneva today, 29 of the council's 47 members voted for a resolution calling on the body to "urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry" - its highest-level of investigation.

Only two members, the United States and Australia, voted against the resolution, while 29 voted in favour and 14 abstained, including Britain, Switzerland and Germany.

The resolution came after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border on Monday as the US relocated its embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem.
 (RTE)
 18/5/18
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1 comment :

  1. Par 29 voix pour, deux contre et 14 abstentions, le Conseil a adopté une résolution appelant à "envoyer de toute urgence une commission internationale indépendante" pour enquêter sur les violations et mauvais traitements présumés" dans le contexte des assauts militaires menés lors des grandes manifestations civiles qui ont commencé le 30 mars 2018".

    Israël rejette cette décision
    Israël n'a pas tardé à réagir: "Israël rejette complètement la décision du Conseil des droits de l'Homme, qui prouve une fois de plus qu'il s'agit d'un organe à majorité automatique anti-israélienne dominé par l'hypocrisie et l'absurdité", a affirmé le ministère israélien des Affaires étrangères dans un communiqué.

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