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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Makarim Wibisono

The Human Rights Council in Geneva (UN/Jean-Marc Ferré)
March 24, 2016, 4:16 am
UN picks controversial Canadian as new Palestinian rapporteur
Critics point out that Michael Lynk is an outspoken and biased opponent of Israel and blamed the West for 9/11
By AFP and ToI Staff
Richard Lakin (left) reads a book to his granddaughter, as his son Micah Avni looks on. January 2014. (Courtesy)
March 21, 2016, 4:24 pm
Terror victim’s son rails at UN panel for not condemning Palestinians
Micah Avni says Human Right Council’s ‘rationalization’ of terrorism ‘is pushing peace away’; UN envoy steps down, saying Israel impeded his work
By ToI Staff and AFP
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
Penny Green (YouTube screen capture)
March 11, 2016, 6:39 am
Candidate for UN’s Palestine observer compares Israel to Islamic State, watchdog says
‘Radically’ anti-Israel Penny Green has accused Israel of apartheid and ethnic cleansing, called for its total boycott, UN Watch says
By ToI Staff
Makarim Wibisono addresses the UN's Human Rights Council on July 23, 2014. (UN/Violaine Martin)
February 13, 2016, 6:26 am
UN rights observer charges Israel with excessive force against Palestinians
Outgoing rapporteur Makarim Wibisono calls Gaza blockade ‘stranglehold’ and ‘collective punishment’; Israel dismisses report as biased
By ToI Staff
Makarim Wibisono addresses the UN's Human Rights Council on July 23, 2014. (UN/Violaine Martin)
January 4, 2016, 4:25 pm
UN monitor for human rights in West Bank quits over access
Makarim Wibisono, who replaced Richard Falk, says Israel never let him into areas he was supposed to monitor; Israel: His entire mandate was ‘unbalanced’
By AFP
Eastern Gaza City, six months after 2014's Operation Protective Edge (Aaed Tayeh/ Flash90)
June 15, 2015, 4:35 pm
Israel blocks visit of UN human rights envoy
UNHRC rapporteur Wibisono denied entry into country ahead of forthcoming report on war in Gaza last summer
By AFP
Maj. Gen. Gershon Hacohen (res.) speaks at the Yesha Council annual conference on Monday, June 15 2015. (Miri Tzahi)
June 15, 2015, 2:06 pm
Ex-IDF general: Gaza pullout was ‘misguided’
A decade on, Gershon Hacohen says steadfastly holding onto territory is the right way to winning an asymmetrical war
By Jonathan Beck
Palestinians inspect the destruction of Farouq Mosque after it was hit in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on July 22, 2014. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
March 4, 2015, 11:53 pm
UN envoy calls for probe into Gaza civilian deaths
Human rights rapporteur questions whether Israel adhered to international law, but ignores Hamas’s illegal tactics
By JTA
Richard Falk (photo credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
March 27, 2014, 1:36 am
Outspoken Israel critic set to replace Falk as UN monitor
American academic sidelined, as Arab pressure reportedly gives high-level Palestinian rights post to Indonesian envoy
By ToI Staff
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