Navi Pillay
The report disregard “the abhorrent use of human shields by Hamas, the deliberate Hamas strategy of placing civilians in the line of fire,” writes Israel’s mission in Geneva.
The report ignores the “actions of the dozens of terrorist entities seeking the destruction of Israel,” the Conference of Presidents notes.
Yair Lapid writes to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, calling for the disbandment of the Commission of Inquiry on Israel.
“Slurs about a ‘Jewish lobby’ that acts to ‘control’ the media are reminiscent of the darkest days of modern history,” said the Israeli prime minister in a letter to António Guterres.
U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt described statements by Indian human-rights expert Miloon Kothari as “outrageous,” adding that it was “unacceptable that such comments would come from an appointed member of a Commission of Inquiry.”
Since its launch in the spring, the COI Elimination Act has garnered the support of 34 members of Congress, including seven Democrats.
“We believe the nature of [it] is further demonstration of disproportionate attention given to Israel that has carried over from the founding of this council and must stop,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Michèle Taylor.
For Jewish organizations that roundly rejected the Commission of Inquiry’s creation in May 2021, the contents of the report were not unexpected.
“[Navi] Pillay is the complete opposite of impartial,” said Hillel Neuer, UN Watch executive director and an international human-rights lawyer.
The initiative is being sent with the goal of making the voices heard of hundreds of thousands of Israelis who experienced the rocket terror that targeted them with the intent to maim, injure, terrorize and kill as many people as possible—a war crime and blatant violation of international law.
