For second time, UNHRC investigator denied entry to Gaza, West Bank as Israel refuses to be part of ‘anti-Israel & one-sided mandate.’
By Ari Yashar
An official revealed that Israel has blocked a visit to Gaza, Judea and Samaria by a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which is poised to released a report over last summer’s counter-terror Operation Protective Edge; the report is anticipated to be highly biased against Israel.
Makarim Wibisono of Indonesia, UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian-held territories
It was the second time Makarim Wibisono, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian-held territories, had been barred entry, as Israel refuses to be part of the probe by the UNHRC which has been hostile to the Jewish state. Continue Reading »
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