It was no coincidence that Israeli representatives boycotted the Jan. 29 meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, at which Israel's record was to be reviewed.
They had been aware for months that a three-person fact-finding mission headed by French judge Christine Chanet would be extremely critical of Israel.
In fact, according to press reports, the Israelis had sought, and were granted, a delay in the publication of the mission's report until after elections in Israel held Jan. 22. The report identifies Israel’s ongoing settlement activity as a serious breach of international humanitarian law and calls on Israel to withdraw all Jewish settlers from the occupied territories. One member of the mission details Israeli violations since 1967 .... http://uruknet.info
In fact, according to press reports, the Israelis had sought, and were granted, a delay in the publication of the mission's report until after elections in Israel held Jan. 22. The report identifies Israel’s ongoing settlement activity as a serious breach of international humanitarian law and calls on Israel to withdraw all Jewish settlers from the occupied territories. One member of the mission details Israeli violations since 1967 .... http://uruknet.info
