Israel Demands UN Scrap Investigation Body for Palestinian Territories
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 17 – Israel alleges institutional bias in the UN Human Rights Council commission investigating alleged rights violations amid ongoing conflict since October 2023, calling for its disbandment.
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Israel calls on UN rights body to scrap Gaza war commission, citing “institutional discrimination”
The commission has issued repeated condemnations of Israel’s military actions in Gaza since the war began following Hamas’s deadly attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel has regularly alleged prejudice and double standards
Sanctions, Delegitimization, and Resignations: The End of UN Oversight in Occupied Palestine
By Sahar Dadjoo – Jul 15, 2025 The recent resignation of all members of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory epitomizes the fraught intersection of human rights accountability, geopolitical confrontation, and organizational challenges within the UN system. A closer look reveals a backdrop rife with growing political hostility, credibility issues, and a persistent external campaign to undermine and delegi…


Israel demands UN scrap investigation body for Palestinian territories
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Israel has demanded the U.N. Human Rights Council scrap a commission investigating rights violations in the Palestinian territories and Israel, accusing the body of bias, in a letter seen by Reuters.In the message sent on Wednesday, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Daniel Meron, said The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel…
World Jewish Congress Cautions UNHRC President Against Further Inflaming Anti-Israel Bias in “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory” - World Jewish Congress
In a letter to UN Human Rights Council President Ambassador Jürg Lauber, WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern criticized the “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory” for failing to “sufficiently meet the essential standards of impartiality, fairness, and credibility.” Citing antisemitic remarks by recently resigned member Miloon Kothari, Stern urged Lauber to ensure future appointments do not have a history of espousing …
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