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Israel's representative to the UN Human Right Council Eviatar Manor speaks to reporters following the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza war, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 29, 2015. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
March 11, 2016, 7:52 pm
UN Human Rights Council ‘obsessive-compulsive’ on Israel — envoy
Eviatar Manor, Jewish state's representative in Geneva, says international body ignoring abuses against millions worldwide
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) in Jerusalem, March 12, 2014. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)
July 6, 2015, 10:11 pm
Report: Israel asked UK to vote in favor of UN Gaza resolution
Jerusalem all but denies bizarre claim that PM lobbied Cameron, Merkel to back UNHRC's Israel-bashing resolution for fear harsher version would replace it
By TOI staff
Israel's representative to the UN Human Right Council Eviatar Manor speaks to reporters following the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza war, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 29, 2015. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
June 29, 2015, 10:23 pm
Skipping session on Gaza, Israel’s envoy slams UNHRC
Eviatar Manor says international group is 'the Palestinian Human Rights Council' and 'morally flawed'
By Judah Ari Gross and AFP
The Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, ambassador Eviatar Manor, attends an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Gaza crisis at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on July 23, 2014. (photo credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
July 23, 2014, 11:01 pm
United Nations to launch probe into Gaza operation
Netanyahu calls human rights forum decision a 'travesty'; US envoy says it lacks 'balance' and may undermine ceasefire efforts
By AFP and TOI staff
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, South African Navi Pillay speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
July 23, 2014, 6:34 pm
UN human rights chief: ‘Strong possibility’ of Israeli war crimes in Gaza
Israeli officials hit back at Navi Pillay, saying she is 'intolerably biased' and has failed to protect Israelis' human rights
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian envoy Ibrahim Khraishi speaking during the human rights review Tuesday. (Screenshot: UN Web TV)
October 29, 2013, 8:32 pm
Israel roundly rapped during UN human rights review
After delay, Jerusalem submits to periodical check; ambassador calls out Iran for only referring to 'the regime'
By AP and TOI staff
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)
June 7, 2013, 7:37 pm
After boycott, Israel eyes return to UN rights body
Geneva envoy seeks to engage with UNHRC head 'with a view to positively resolving all outstanding issues' in 'complex relationship'
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)
January 27, 2013, 6:20 pm
Jerusalem to boycott UN human rights review
UNHRC threatens 'action' against Israel, which cut ties with the body in March, if it fails to show up for Tueday's evaluation
By Raphael Ahren
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)
January 15, 2013, 2:08 pm
Israel renews contacts with UN Human Rights Council
Jerusalem envoy speaks with president of Geneva-based group, with which it broke ties in 2012; Venezuela chosen to oversee review of the Jewish state
By Raphael Ahren
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