Liberman bashes UN for silence on Palestinians killed in Gaza, Lebanon

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman chastises UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov for not commenting on recent cases of Palestinians being executed in Lebanon and Gaza, saying it showed the “hypocrisy and double standards” the world has against Israel.

Last week, five people were killed in clashes at the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon. Three Palestinians were also hanged to death in Gaza by Hamas for allegedly “collaborating” with Israel.

“The international community’s disregard for the dozens of people killed and injured again proves its hypocrisy and double standards by which the world operates, in which it overlooks serious cases like these, while on the other hand, it denounces every justified action taken by Israel against terrorism,” Liberman says, according to his office.

The defense minister adds that he expects the executions and deaths of these Palestinians to be discussed in an upcoming Security Council meeting.