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TEL AVIV (JTA) The United Nations probe into the Gaza conflict hasnt even begun, but Israel already is convinced that it wont end well.
In a resolution adopted by a vote of 29-1 with 17 abstentions, the U.N. Human Rights Council moved last month to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The United States cast the sole vote against.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the council for choosing to investigate Israel rather than nearby crisis zones such as Iraq or Syria, and implied he would not cooperate with U.N. investigators.
The report of this committee has already been written, Netanyahu said following a meeting with visiting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The committee chairman has already decided that Hamas is not a terrorist organization. Therefore, they have nothing to look for here. They should visit Damascus, Baghdad and Tripoli. They should go see ISIS, the Syrian army and Hamas. There they will find war crimes, not here.
Read more: http://www.jta.org/2014/08/19/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/alleging-u-n-bias-israel-again-keeping-distance-from-gaza-probe#ixzz3B3QfnSFi
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)This is typical of people who have a lot to hide.
pampango
(24,692 posts)In both cases, the reluctance to involve the UN while claiming it is biased, is a sign of the weakness of your position.
4now
(1,596 posts)Oh yeah. Thats right the murdered 400+ innocent children.