MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Israel Won’t Cooperate With UN War Crimes Probe, Accuses Chair of ‘anti-Israel Agenda’
In a strongly worded letter from the Foreign Ministry, Israel accuses members of UN commission of inquiry into latest Gaza war of ‘politically motivated’ bias and anti-Israel positions
Jonathan Lis HAARETZ – Feb. 17, 2022 –
Israel will not cooperate with the United Nations’ inquiry into alleged war crimes committed during its latest war in Gaza last year, and has refused a request by the Commission of Inquiry’s chair to meet with Israeli officials.
The Foreign Ministry said in a letter sent Thursday to Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief, that her commission is biased and its three members – Pillay, Chris Sidoti and Miloon Kothari – hold anti-Israel positions.