The UN Human Rights Council has voted strongly in favour of an investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border this week.
- For – 29 votes
- Against – 2 votes (USA and Australia)
- Abstained – 14
New Zealand must not be on the Human Rights Council.
The Times of Israel: UN Human Rights Council votes to investigate Israel for Gaza protest deaths
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday voted to establish an investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinians during protests along the Gaza border, in a move Israel rejected as being an attempt to undermine Israel’s right to self-defense.
The council voted 29 in favor and two against with 14 countries abstaining. Australia and the US were the two countries to oppose the decision. The council also condemned “the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians.”
The “independent, international commission of inquiry” mandated by the council will be asked to produce a final report next March.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the vote and the council as “irrelevant.”
It’s not irrelevant if there is good cause to investigate indiscriminate violence and killing – this applies to both the Palestinians and the Israelis. The investigation should look at whether either or both sides acted illegally. If Human Rights may have been breached then it is appropriate to investigate.
Next March is a long to wait for a result. A lot is likely to have happened in Gaza and Israel by then.
Your NZ 
chrism56
/ 19th May 2018The list of countries that want an investigation seems to be many of the countries most likely to commit human rights abuses as a matter of government policy. Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, Iraq etc. Why are they on the Council? It is votes like these which brings the UN into disrepute and very easy to agree with Trump.
Traveller
/ 19th May 2018Paragons of Human Rights? 😩
Gezza
/ 19th May 2018Christ the Ockers are Yanqui Brown-nosers.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018Is there evidence the force was used indiscriminately? Since Hamas claims most of the victims were members that seems unlikely.
lurcher1948
/ 19th May 2018Well they will have to get into Gaza by Egypt, ISRAEL will tell them to piss off, and yes it will be the same old shit report, praise be to ALLAH and the camel he rode in on
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018More absurd theatre from the UN:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/un-jerusalem-trump-vote-result-decision-general-assembly-null-void-a8123106.html
Did NZ vote for this idiocy?
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018Yes, we did. Another notch in the Left’s belt against sanity. Australia abstained and will doubtless find itself treated more generously than NZ when trade sanctions are decided in the US.
Gezza
/ 19th May 2018Phsaaww. They ground their fighter jets when the Russians switch their targeting radar on. Brown-nosing pussies.
Blazer
/ 19th May 2018kissin arse eh Al…Zionists,standover military…should be ashamed of yourself…get some guts..and a mind of your..own.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018What kind of drivelling idiot thinks NZ should be voting on where the US is allowed to place its embassy in Israel? Oh, I see a couple.
Blazer
/ 19th May 2018they can stick it where they want…but you think NZ should meekly agree with their foreign policy in case they get..upset.!
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018I think NZ should vote intelligently instead of like Lefty idiots.
Patzcuaro
/ 19th May 2018Are you suggesting only rigthies are intelligent.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 20th May 2018Not all Lefties are idiots, Patz. Not all do idiotic things all the time.
jartin99
/ 20th May 2018Patzcuaro..Can’t reason with people like Alan, And he didn’t bother to find out or read that NZ is not a member of that committee.in the first place.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 20th May 2018Wrong again:
https://yournz.org/2018/05/19/un-human-rights-council-votes-for-investigation-into-israels-killing-of-palestinians/#comment-277249
jartin99
/ 20th May 2018Where did you read NZ voted for it? (And they should if they could anyway but where did you read it?..)
Did you look at the voting chart above and the comment under that?
Did you know NZ is not on that particular committee?
And pee off with that ”leftie” crap. Have a guess at what more fair minded people call people like yourself.
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/CurrentMembers.aspx
Alan Wilkinson
/ 20th May 2018If you are going to comment it is a good idea to read what you are commenting on. It can save you from looking like a stupid Lefty. This was my comment:
https://yournz.org/2018/05/19/un-human-rights-council-votes-for-investigation-into-israels-killing-of-palestinians/#comment-277042
Read the link in it.
And here was the voting for that resolution:
https://yournz.org/2018/05/19/un-human-rights-council-votes-for-investigation-into-israels-killing-of-palestinians/#comment-277100
Johnno
/ 19th May 2018Alan you got it wrong. Only Australia and the USA voted against the investigation.
Our Malcolms rich voters of the Judaeism faith in his electorate will be well pleased with him. Same goes for his bosom buddy Bibi.
Turnbull has now made all Aussies condoners mass murder.
They can no longer think they are champions of dinky-di fair play.
Thanks Mal.
Your on your way out, this is your swan-song.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 19th May 2018No, my comment was on the different resolution I linked to and here is the voting for it:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/jerusalem-resolution-country-voted-171221180116873.html
Patzcuaro
/ 19th May 2018Israel, the US, a couple of banana republics, a few Pacific Islands and Togo. Some abstained, I don’t like it it I don’t want to offend the US. The same voted for the resolution.
Patzcuaro
/ 19th May 2018The same are sane.
Patzcuaro
/ 19th May 2018Actually I agree with the resolution but there is going to be a majority for the resolution so I’ll abstain so the US doesn’t get upset.