UNHRC Condemns Israelis Defending Themselves Against Palestinian Terrorism
UN “Human Rights” Council spokeswoman Cécile Pouilly expressed grave concern “at the unrelenting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel.” While she acknowledged the “unacceptable” wave of Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car rammings that kill and injure Israelis, she reserved her deepest condemnation for Israelis’ attempt to defend themselves, expressing “deep concern over reports of excessive use of force by Israeli forces” and calling for “prompt, independent and impartial investigations” of every instance where Israeli use of force resulted in the “death or injury” of Palestinian assailants. She also condemned Israel’s deterrent demolition of Palestinian terrorists’ houses.
There are numerous videos showing how terrorists charging at their intended victims with knives or other deadly weapons have been killed in self defense. The UNHRC’s equation of aggressive terrorism with self-defense and its condemnation of the latter provides yet another example of the virulent bias of this UN body and explains why the UNHRC has rendered itself meaningless.
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