Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory and discrimination against the Palestinian people are “main causes” of recurring tensions and instability, according to a commission of inquiry commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council.
Israel, which refused to cooperate with the commission, said in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that “the report was partial and biased, disqualified because of its hatred of the State of Israel, and was based on partial and fragmented information”.
“The conclusions and recommendations on the root causes (of the conflict, NDLR) point mostly to Israel, which we understand to be indicative of the disproportionate nature of the conflict and the fact that one state is occupying another,” he writes. The head of the commission is Navanethem Pillay, South African and High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“Ending Israel’s occupation of land, in accordance with Security Council resolutions, remains crucial to ending the ongoing cycle of violence,” said the initial report to this commission.
“What has evolved into a permanent state of occupation has been cited by Palestinian and Israeli stakeholders as one of the roots of recurring tensions, instability and protracted conflicts in both the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.” text continues.
The report states that the document was handed over to Palestinian and Israeli authorities before it was released.
To condemn the broadcast, about twenty students and Israeli reservists demonstrated outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva this Tuesday.
Some disguised themselves as members of the Palestinian armed movement Hamas, their faces covered in black wool and military uniforms.
“We are killing civilians and the UN is protecting us,” he shouted, while others wore masks with the face of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
source: Noticias
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