Three members of UN commission on Israel resign

[Beastly Boy]

The three members of a United Nations commission charged with investigating human rights abuses in Israel and the Palestinian territories have resigned, saying it is time to renew the body, a UN spokesperson says.

The three-person commission was created in 2021 and has been sharply criticized by Israel.

South Africa’s Navi Pillay, 83, who once headed the international tribunal for Rwanda, cites her age in a letter announcing her resignation.

Australia’s Chris Sidoti, 74, says in his letter it was an “appropriate time” to renew the commission, while India’s Miloon Kothari, in his late 60s, just says it had been “an honor” to serve.

Jurg Lauber, the head of the UN’s Human Rights Council, asks the council’s member states to propose new members by August 31.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/three-members-of-un-commission-on-israel-resign/

[Ken Dayenu]

1. UN should change its name to OCI

The Organization for the Criticism of Israel. Criticizing Israel is not anti-semitism. Criticizing Israel when you fail to criticize others with the same enthusiasm is rooted in anti-semitism or some other pathology. I'm still bitter about the UN declaration that "Zionism is Racism". Interestingly, this was revoked in 1991. I was not aware of that or forgot. I think most of my long term memory is consumed by movies from the 80s.

[Ken Dayenu]

2. Great Quote

"In the same way that anti-Zionism should not equate to antisemitism, antisemitism should not mask itself as anti-Zionism."