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UN rapporteur for Palestinians tells Israel: Stop shooting armed terrorists

 

UN official blasts Israel’s self-defense procedures against knife-wielding Palestinian terrorists, questioning Israel’s use of live fire to neutralize armed Arab terrorists in the commission of deadly stabbing attacks.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The United Nations special rapporteur to Judea, Samaria, and Gaza said on Thursday he was “very concerned” by Israel’s use of live fire in dealing with Arab terrorists during stabbing attacks.

Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories - Screenshot/ UN Web TV

Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories – Screenshot: UN Web TV

“Lethal force is supposed to be used as a last resort and only when there is a legitimate threat to a security officer’s life,” Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, told AFP. Continue Reading »