After that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decided to investigate the Israeli Defense Force’s operation in Gaza, Foreign Affairs Minister Avigdor Liberman showed his disappointment by attacking countries that voted for the investigation and accusing the UNHRC of “supporting terrorism”.
He said that “the UNHRC has long ago turned into the rights council for terrorists.”
The Israeli minister continues: “We will continue to fight terror and continue to fight the hypocrisy and anti-Semitism of bodies such as the UNHRC. When countries such as Cuba, Venezuela and the like, who do not know the concept of human rights, point an accusing finger towards us, it is a sign that we are doing the right things.”
Avigdor Liberman was not the only minister disappointed by the UN resolution. Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office slammed the decision as “a travesty”.
“Rather than investigating Hamas, which is committing a double war crime by firing rockets at Israeli civilians while hiding behind Palestinian civilians, the UNHRC calls for an investigation of Israel, which has gone to unprecedented lengths to keep Palestinian civilians out of harm’s way, including by dropping leaflets, making phone calls and sending text messages,” the statement continued.
The decision to launch an inquiry to start investigating was made after UNHRC chief Navi Pillay said that there is a “strong possibility” that Israel was violating international law through Operation Protective Edge.
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