Topic: Eviatar Manor

July 23, 2014
11:01 pm

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)

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 Times of Israel staff

July 23, 2014
6:34 pm

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)

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

October 29, 2013
8:32 pm

Palestinian envoy Ibrahim Khraishi speaking during the human rights review Tuesday. (Screenshot: UN Web TV)

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 Times of Israel staff

June 7, 2013
7:37 pm

The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (photo credit: CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)

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’

January 27, 2013
6:20 pm

The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (photo credit: CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)

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

January 15, 2013
2:08 pm

The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (photo credit: CC BY-US Mission Geneva/Flickr/File)

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