Alleging U.N. Bias, Israel Again Keeping Distance From Gaza Probe

[Purveyor]

TEL AVIV (JTA) — The United Nations probe into the Gaza conflict hasn’t even begun, but Israel already is convinced that it won’t 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]

1. Abe Lincoln on Bibi Netanyahu

He reminds one of the man who murdered both his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan. - Abraham Lincoln

[sadoldgirl]

2. Again avoiding international investigations!

This is typical of people who have a lot to hide.

[pampango]

3. As I recall, Syria did the same thing in the early phase of its civil war.

In both cases, the reluctance to involve the UN while claiming it is biased, is a sign of the weakness of your position.

[4now]

4. If Israel really has nothing to hide then....

Oh yeah. Thats right the murdered 400+ innocent children.