UN experts censure Western support for Israel since Gaza war

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UN experts censure Western support for ******* since Gaza war

By Emma Farge

GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts criticised mostly Western states on Monday for continuing to support ******* despite what they described as a genocide in Gaza which might turn ******* into a “pariah” nation.

The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as a result of more than 11 months of conflict has prompted questions about Western states’ long-standing political and military support for *******, including from the ******* States and Britain which provide arms.

“Shockingly, in the face of the abyss reached in the OPT (Occupied ************ Territories)…most member states remained inactive at best, or actively aiding and assisting *******’s ********* conduct,” Francesca Albanese, U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in the OPT, told a press conference in Geneva, repeating allegations of genocide.

******* denies the allegations and says it takes steps to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and that at least a third of the ************ fatalities in Gaza are militants.

Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said she was referring to Western states as well as some Gulf nations and others.

“I think it’s unavoidable for ******* to become a pariah in the face of its continuous, relentless, vilifying ******** of the ******* Nations, on top of millions of Palestinians,” she said, citing verbal and military attacks on U.N. facilities in Gaza.

She also questioned *******’s right to a seat at the ******* Nations, acquired in 1949. “Should there be a consideration of its membership as part of this organisation which ******* seems to have zero respect for?” she asked.

In response to her comments, *******’s permanent mission to the U.N. in Geneva criticised Albanese. “She is not fit to hold any position at the ******* Nations, and this has been made clear by many,” it said.

In the past, her remarks on the *******-****** conflict have drawn scrutiny, including from a U.S. ambassador in Geneva who said she has a history of using “antisemitic tropes”.

Albanese was joined by three other U.N. independent experts who accused Western countries of hypocrisy and double standards, for example by being more vocal over perceived rights’ violations by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine than of *******’s actions in Gaza.

They are among dozens of independent human rights experts mandated by the ******* Nations to report and advise on specific themes and crises. Their views do not reflect those of the global body as a whole.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, Editing by William Maclean)

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