Israel cuts ties with UN human rights body

Israel has broken off contacts with the UN Human Rights Council and Commissioner Navi Pillay, reports said on Monday.

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Monday, 26.03.2012.

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Israel has broken off contacts with the UN Human Rights Council and Commissioner Navi Pillay, reports said on Monday. This came because of a team set up by the Council, meant to investigate Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Israel cuts ties with UN human rights body This means that the UN team would not allow to enter the West Bank from Israel. The decision was announced by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel ordered its ambassador in Geneva to immediately cease contact and ignore calls from the commissioner, said a senior Israeli official. "We will not allow Council members to visit Israel and our ambassador was told that he is not to respond to phone calls," said the unnamed official, quoted by the Israeli press. The UN Council for Human Rights, based in Geneva, voted not only to send its team to investigate the construction of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, but also adopted a resolution condemning these activities. Israel is accusing the Council of being "biased against it", as well as "too focused on Israeli policies and actions toward the Palestinians". On the other hand, the Israeli side believes that this UN body "ignores human rights violations in Iran and Arab countries". Lieberman said on Friday that the move by the Council was "proof that the Palestinians did not wish to resume negotiations with Israel". Israel is now considering sanctions against the Palestinian Authority because of the UN council's decision. Those sanctions could include freezing the transfer of tax money that Israel collects on behalf of the PA. Nearly half a million Jews live in more than 100 settlements built in the West Bank after the Six Day War in 1967, and in the annexed East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law - something that Israel does not accept. Avigdor Lieberman (file) Tanjug

Israel cuts ties with UN human rights body

This means that the UN team would not allow to enter the West Bank from Israel.

The decision was announced by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel ordered its ambassador in Geneva to immediately cease contact and ignore calls from the commissioner, said a senior Israeli official.

"We will not allow Council members to visit Israel and our ambassador was told that he is not to respond to phone calls," said the unnamed official, quoted by the Israeli press.

The UN Council for Human Rights, based in Geneva, voted not only to send its team to investigate the construction of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, but also adopted a resolution condemning these activities.

Israel is accusing the Council of being "biased against it", as well as "too focused on Israeli policies and actions toward the Palestinians".

On the other hand, the Israeli side believes that this UN body "ignores human rights violations in Iran and Arab countries".

Lieberman said on Friday that the move by the Council was "proof that the Palestinians did not wish to resume negotiations with Israel".

Israel is now considering sanctions against the Palestinian Authority because of the UN council's decision. Those sanctions could include freezing the transfer of tax money that Israel collects on behalf of the PA.

Nearly half a million Jews live in more than 100 settlements built in the West Bank after the Six Day War in 1967, and in the annexed East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law - something that Israel does not accept.

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