U.N. launches probe into alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza

MSN News ^ | 7/23/14 | By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles of Reuters

[illiac]

GENEVA, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday launched an international inquiry into human rights violations and crimes that may have been committed by Israel during its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The U.N. Human Rights Council condemned the Israeli assault which it said had involved "disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks", including aerial bombing of civilian areas, collective punishment, and the killing of more than 650 Palestinians.

At the end of an emergency session, the 47-member forum adopted a resolution presented by Palestinians by a vote of 29 states in favor, 1 against (the United States) with 17 abstentions (including all nine European Union members).

"We came here to try to achieve together with you at least minimum justice for children who are being dismembered, for women whose bodies are lying in the streets, to find some justice for those who are being exterminated," said Ibrahim Khraishi, ambassador of the Palestinian observer mission to the U.N. in Geneva.

[illiac]

MSM continues to shill for the wrong side....

Hamas has done nothing wrong?

[Sacajaweau]

the un has been anti Israel for years. I believe our rep walked out at one point when the un was attacking the Zionists.

[PigRigger]

I guess, prior to the Israeli offensive, shooting barrages of rockets into civilian areas, by Hamas, was acceptable and not a crime...

Enough....May God be with the Israelis as they fight for their very existance...

[MrB]

Oh, of course...

Hamas intentionally targets civilians and it’s “nothing to see here”,

Israel fails to avoid hitting Hamas’ human shields and it’s a war crime.

[rbg81]

Do you suppose the “Inquiry” will look into why Hamas rockets were being stored in UN schools? Nah.

[faithhopecharity]

UN — United Nazis.

As soon as we can possibly get this sicko outfit out of USA, the better!

[SkyDancer]

But not Hamas killers for carrying babies on their front jacket.

[Wuli]

The “war crime” is the Hamas military operations using the entire population of Gaza as human shields.

It does so NOT because it gives a damn about the civilians in Gaza but because it intentionally wants martyrs to its cause.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks illiac.

The U.N. Human Rights Council [sic] ...adopted a resolution presented by Palestinians by a vote of 29 states in favor, 1 against (the United States) with 17 abstentions (including all nine European Union members).

[Mariner]

So the UN would have prevented the USA from winning WWII?

That should be Israel's response.

[Caipirabob]

U.N. launches probe into alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza

Each UN inspector who pursues this should be launched via cannon into Gaza...

[MarMema]

This just makes me angry and sickened.

I don't even know what else to say. I am soooo tired of Hamas and their games.

[upchuck]

Get US out of UN.
Get UN out of US.

[Elsie]

U.N. launches probe into alleged Israeli crimes in Gaza

Dog bites man...

U.N. launches probe into known Hamas crimes in Israel

Man bites DOG!