11:42 a.m. ET, April 17, 2024
Israel accuses UN fee of antisemitic statements after UN says Israel is obstructing October 7 probe
Israel has accused members of a United Nations fact-finding fee into conflict crimes within the area of getting “a track record of antisemitic and anti-Israel statements” after a UN commissioner accused Israel of actively obstructing efforts to gather proof from victims and firsthand witnesses of Hamas’ October 7 assaults.
“The 1200 people murdered (in Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7), the women and girls raped, the hostages taken into Gaza, know too well that they will never get any justice or the dignified treatment they deserve from the Commission of Inquiry and its members, who have a track record of antisemitic and anti-Israel statements,” Israel’s mission to the UN in Geneva informed CNN.
The Israeli mission to the UN didn’t present any proof or additional data to help its claims.
Accusations of obstruction: The UN Commission of Inquiry has been gathering proof of conflict crimes dedicated by all sides since October 7.
Its commissioner, Chris Sidoti, stated Tuesday that the Israeli authorities was actively obstructing “efforts to receive evidence from Israeli witnesses and victims to the events that occurred in southern Israel.”
Israel’s UN mission informed CNN that Israel had been conducting “thorough internal investigations” into the crimes dedicated by Hamas throughout its assault on Israel and that it was “meticulously collecting evidence and testimonies in order to render justice to the victims.”
“Moreover, independent mechanisms and institutions, including United Nations Representatives, have been to Israel and met with survivors and victims of the terrorist attack,” Israel’s UN mission added.
