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GENEVA, Sept 27 (KUNA) -- Israel expressed doubts on Monday during a United
Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session, noting that council was biased
in its investigation over Gaza-bound aid flotilla attack last May, calling on
the council not to transfer its report to the United Nations in New York.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Aharon Leshno Yaar said during the
council's discussion, that "UNHRC has continually been one-sided and
obsessively biased, it did not matter that steps were taken by Israel to
protect its citizens while limiting damage whenever possible to Palestinian
civilians."
The Israeli ambassador noted that the council has issues 33 decisions
throughout the past four years, half of them were unjust and against Israel,
referring to the council's six special sessions which have established a
special item on Israel in all the council's sessions.
Yaar added that "given these processes, and Israel's significant efforts,
it is time to bring activities from this hall to a conclusion," adding that
the UNHRC should spend more time investigating "real" humans rights violations.
Last week, the UNHRC released a report criticizing Israel for failing to
properly investigate violations committed by Israeli Special Forces last May
which resulted in killing nine peace activists and injuring many others during
the Gaza-bound aid campaign dubbed the Freedom Flotilla. (end)
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