The UN Human Rights Council surprised and preceded the publication of the report on the events of Operation Wall Guard: and the clashes in the cities involved within Israel.
As expected, the report is biased against Israel. The Foreign Ministry is examining the findings and is expected to respond soon.
The report, which is spread over 18 pages, devotes only a few paragraphs to the thousands of rockets and other terrorist acts of Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, even without mentioning concrete details about them. Beyond this brief mention, almost all focuses on Israel. Unfounded regarding discrimination and racism that allegedly led to the outbreak of the riots in the cities involved, and focuses on IDF activity in the Gaza Strip in a way that is often detached from the context that led to it.
It further states that for the authors, "the State of Palestine extends over the West Bank (whether in Area A, Area B or Area C), throughout East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip," and that Israel maintains a "belligerent occupation of all these territories."
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Switzerland, Photo: Shurot HaDin
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authors of the report blame the outbreak of violent incidents on Israel, stating that "the triggers for the escalation were protests against the expected evacuation of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in favor of settlers, rising national and ethnic tensions and restrictions on Israel's use of force against Palestinians. In East Jerusalem during the month of Ramadan. "
As for the IDF's activity in the Gaza Strip, it was determined that it was "a failure to verify that the targets attacked were indeed military targets, which raises serious concerns regarding Israel's adherence to the principles of discernment, proportionality and precautionary measures in accordance with international law." Many independents found that the ratio of harm to civilians to harm to gunmen is particularly low in IDF activity, compared to other Western armies involved in violent conflicts.
However, immediately after the attack on the IDF, the report's authors noted that "through indiscriminate attacks, which violated international law, Palestinian armed groups killed and injured Israeli civilians and caused significant civilian damage, and may even have been responsible for the deaths of several Palestinians in the Strip. Gaza, including women and children affected by failed rockets. "
The report reiterates the findings of a previous UN commission, which attacks the Nationality Law and states that it is a racist law: "The committee urges Israel to re-examine the law to conform to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination."
Another chapter expresses concern about "a significant increase in the prevalence and severity of settler violence in recent years, and in the involvement of the Israeli security forces in this violence."
Another accusation is that "Palestinian women and girls continue to be targets of excessive use of force and abuse by Israeli security forces and settlers, including physical, psychological, verbal and sexual harassment. Harassment and abuse of Palestinian women and girls by Israeli security forces in Palestinian territories and Palestinian territories." And the women for schools and work. "
A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Switzerland, Photo: Shurot HaDin
Ann Herzberg, the legal adviser to NGO Monitor and its representative to the UN, said: "As expected, the first report of the Commission of Inquiry into the May events reflects the UN's obsession with Israel.
The entire historical context has been erased, Palestinian terrorism is almost non-existent, and the sole blame is the State of Israel.
"In the 18 pages of the report, only a few paragraphs are devoted to the war crimes of Hamas and other terrorist organizations."
NGO Monitor also stated that "the commission of inquiry - the only one that has received a permanent mandate to investigate a member state at the UN - operates under a cloak of secrecy.
There is no information on how the heads of the committee are elected, who have an anti-Israel history, or who the people who work and write the reports are. The committee met with a variety of Palestinian organizations and 'witnesses', but did not bother to meet Israeli civil society organizations ".
Herzberg added that "the report suffers from many failures, and does not provide evidence for conclusions that were probably decided in advance.
The whole purpose of the commission of inquiry is to provide ammunition for campaigns of boycotts, legal warfare in the International Criminal Court and other forms of demonization of Israel.
Herzberg will appear before the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday to respond to the allegations in the report.
The International Legal Forum stated in response to the report: "This is not a committee but a pre-addicted investigation, representing an unprecedented attack on the Jewish state at the UN. H so biased and one-sided, which completely violates the rules set by the UN itself.
"The outcome of the report was predetermined from the outset, in a failure in which there is almost no mention of the terrorist organization Hamas, which launched more than 4,000 rockets against Israel during the events investigated by the commission. The report practically gives a green light to Palestinian terrorism Israel's right to defend itself. "
The Foreign Ministry responds to the report of the Council's Inquiry Committee published today: "The report of the Human Rights Council's Inquiry Committee, published today, is nothing more than a waste of money and effort by UN systems as part of the witch hunt conducted by the Human Rights Council against Israel.
This is a biased and unilateral report, which is tainted with hatred for the State of Israel and is based on a long line of unilateral reports and previous biases.
"The report ignores years of murderous terrorism by Palestinian terrorist organizations against Israeli civilians, as well as the long - standing Palestinian refusal and the savage and antisemitic incitement of the Palestinian Authority and its mechanisms.
The commission of inquiry ignored the real reasons that led Israel to defend its citizens against murderous terrorist organizations that commit a double war crime: shooting at Israeli civilians from civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.
The Commission of Inquiry and the biased report it published are the result of the Council's extreme anti-Israel bias towards the ZA.
The State of Israel will continue to protect its citizens in accordance with the highest international values and standards.
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