Leaders of major Jewish organizations accuse UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of being one-sided in his handling of the crisis in Gaza.
A delegation of 11 Jewish organizations have met with the UN chief to express their concerns, presenting a letter that lists what they say were 19 violations of international law by Hamas that have gone ignored, says Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group with an office in New York.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem, July 23, 2014. (Photo credit: Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv/Flash90)
Chief among their demands was a need for the UN to investigate rocket attacks by Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, on Israel’s civilian population, and Hamas’s use of UN schools. Rockets were found in three empty UN schools during the conflict.
“We are deeply frustrated with the one-sided narrative that is being presented by the United Nations,” Hier says, following the near-90 minute meeting with Ban.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says: “The secretary-general reiterated that he fully understands Israel’s legitimate security concerns but also stressed the need to show restraint in their actions in Gaza so as to avoid civilian casualties.”
–AP
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