UN Condemns «Israeli» Use of Force at Gaza Protests

By Staff, Agencies

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday condemned the “Israeli” entity’s "apparent intentional use of unlawful lethal and other excessive force" against civilian protesters in Gaza and called for perpetrators of all violations in the strip to face justice.

The Geneva forum adopted a resolution on accountability, brought by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), by a vote of 23 states in favor, 8 against with 15 abstentions.

European countries were divided. The United States does not participate, having quit the body last year over perceived anti-“Israel” bias.

The text was based on a report by a UN inquiry which said that “Israeli" security forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in killing 189 Palestinians and wounding more than 6,100 at weekly protests last year.