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UN commission accuses Israel of ‘extermination’ in controversial report
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Israel is accused of committing «the crime against humanity of extermination» and impeding religious freedoms in a recent United Nations report.
The U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel (COI) issued a scathing 19-page report.
In a summary of the report, the COI said it «examines violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and possible international crimes relating to attacks against educational facilities and religious and cultural sites.» However, the COI appears to be harsher on Israel than Palestinian authorities.
Israeli Permanent Member to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a session of the Security Council at the New York City headquarters. (Israel United Nations Mission)
In its conclusion, the COI offers 13 recommendations for Israel, two for «the de facto authorities in Gaza,» two for «the Government of the State of Palestine,» and two for all U.N. member states.
The report is already sparking controversy, with the U.S. mission and legal experts expressing concerns over its content.
«The latest report from this U.N.’s kangaroo court is a frightening indication of the antisemitism and incitement to violence spread by the United Nations on a global scale,» Anne Bayefsky, Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and President of Human Rights Voices told Fox News Digital.
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Among its many accusations against Israel, some of the most egregious include claims that Israel is restricting religious freedoms, citing its control over holy sites in Jerusalem. The COI stated in its report that Palestinian worshipers were «subjected to increased security checks, checkpoints, harassment and assault, and criteria, linked to age, gender and place of residence, have been applied by Israeli authorities to restrict which Palestinians are allowed to enter» the Temple Mount. The commission also claims that a «religious leader» was arrested shortly after Oct. 7 over a sermon he gave at the mosque without explaining what was said.
Furthermore, the commission also complained that «extremist Jews and right-wing politicians» were permitted «on multiple occasions to enter the site with a police escort, pray and cause provocation, despite a long-standing prohibition against Jewish prayer.» The COI appeared to take greater issue with Jews praying than with the ban on their ability to do so, despite claiming to admonish restrictions on religious freedoms.
«They claim Jews exclude non-Jews from religious sites when the exact opposite is true. Only Israel protects freedom of religion for Christians, Muslims and Jews, while Jews have been banned and Jewish religious sites have been systematically trashed by Palestinian Arabs for a century,» Bayefsky told Fox News Digital.
In response to a Fox News Digital request for comment, a State Department spokesperson said that the U.S. «firmly» opposes «this COI’s open-ended and vaguely defined mandate» and that it does not «support its involvement in investigating the current conflict given our reservations about its structure and approach.»
Israeli and UN flags outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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«To be clear, Palestinians are going through sheer hell in this conflict and a lot of that is because Hamas has put them in an impossible situation. We’ve been clear that Israel has a right to take action against Hamas, but we’ve also been just as clear that Israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians,» the spokesperson added.
In another part of the report, the COI notes that the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) documented 42 instances from Oct. 7, 2023, to March 15, 2024, in which «parties to the conflict» interfered with its schools.
In response to a Fox News Digital request for comment and clarification on whether Hamas used its schools, UNRWA reiterated its condemnations of «any party to the conflict» using its facilities for «military or fighting purposes.»
«Since the start of the war, UNRWA has repeatedly condemned the use of UN facilities by any party to the conflict for military or fighting purposes. We have repeatedly called for independent investigation and accountability for the blatant disregard of UN staff lives, premises and operations,» a spokesperson for UNRWA told Fox News Digital. «We reiterate our call on all parties to the conflict to respect the sanctity and neutrality of UN installations.»
While UNRWA did not directly address whether Hamas used its facilities, the commission said that Israeli forces caused «the majority of harm to educational facilities.» While the commission mentions Israel’s claim that Hamas has operated out of these schools, it also says that the terror organization «contested» the allegation.
A view of the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City, United States on July 16, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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In its recommendations for Israel, the commission calls on Jerusalem to «cease the use of educational facilities and cultural sites for military purposes.» It also recommended that «de facto authorities in Gaza» — Hamas — «cease using civilian objects for military purposes.»
The commission also calls on Israel to «provide effective, adequate and prompt remedy for victims of human rights violations, including surviving family members,» but makes no such demands of those responsible for atrocities committed on Oct. 7.
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WATCH: Gabbard’s Obama bombshell has GOP demanding accountability while Dems question timing as ‘distraction’
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After reports that top officials from the Obama administration allegedly orchestrated a coordinated attempt to sabotage President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, GOP lawmakers are calling for transparency and accountability, while their Democratic colleagues are questioning the timing and credibility of the new claims.
Trump’s director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, released a trove of intelligence documents beginning last week that Gabbard has said show former President Barack Obama and some of his closest advisors promoted a «contrived narrative» that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to sabotage Trump.
However, Democrats have insisted that congressional investigations already prove that Russia did help Trump in the 2016 election, while also questioning the timing of the allegations due to pressure on Trump to release more Epstein files.
«It is profoundly dishonest, and it’s dangerous,» Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News Digital, in reference to the allegations from Gabbard. «What I have urged the administration to do is engage in radical transparency, make it all public and expose just how much the Obama administration knew what they were doing – that they knew they were lying. I think anybody that violated the law needs to be held accountable.»
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls for «radical transparency» in response to Gabbard’s release of intelligence files alleging Obama-era meddling. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff told Fox News Digital he thinks the allegations are moot, pointing to former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s 2019 report, which he said «documented Russia’s efforts to help denigrate Hillary Clinton, which gave a boost to the Trump campaign.
«I think what Gabbard and her staff are doing is dishonest,» he added.
However, Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford argued it has «long been established» that the Steele dossier was «clearly a Clinton plant» and that the Clinton campaign was actually «cooperating with the Russians to be able to actually use the Russians to be able to interfere with President Trump’s campaign.»
«What Tulsi Gabbard is pulling out is to say, ‘How deep did this go into the White House that they knew about the Steele Dossier, they knew it was a Clinton document. When did they start pushing this out, and what official resources were they using to try to add validity to this to be able to undercut the election?’» Lankford said.
«We got a long way to go still, but it’s good to be able to get all information out, to be able to pull it out there and to say, ‘Let’s let everybody look at it and let the chips fall where they may.’»
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard addresses the press at the White House after declassifying documents she says prove a «contrived» Trump-Russia narrative. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | Fox News Digital)
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said he believed Gabbard was doing the right thing, also expressing hope for extreme transparency amid the alarming allegations.
«Part of what this election was about, it was about transparency and government accountability. And that’s exactly what [Gabbard] is trying to do, and that’s exactly what the Trump administration is trying to do,» Scott said. «Let’s get the people the facts. Let’s follow where the facts are. If somebody’s done anything, we’ll hold them accountable. So, i think the right process is what’s happening.»
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a former CIA analyst, questioned the timing of Gabbard’s release of the information, saying even her 10-year-old nephew understood the move as «a dodge and a distraction» to get eyes off the ongoing Epstein controversy. Amid Gabbard’s document release at the beginning of last week, Trump has been facing calls from within the GOP for the release of more documents and information pertaining to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a former CIA analyst, questioned the timing of Gabbard’s disclosures, calling them a «distraction» amid calls for transparency with the Jeffrey Epstein files. (Associated Press )
«President Trump had four years in his first term, and all the time since then, to go after this issue, and he picks the same day that his name appears in the Epstein files to talk about Barack Obama,» Slotkin told Fox News Digital. «American people are not dumb. Like, we get it. Trump wanted to talk about something different. I have to see these reports, and see how they’re sourced. … I like to read and make my own assessment. But the timing can’t be missed. The president is trying to dodge and distract you.»
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While partisan affiliation may play a part in how lawmakers and the broader public view the Obama allegations released by Gabbard, Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said he thinks the issue «transcends» party affiliation.
«Republican, Democrat, I mean, you know, this is something that transcends all that. This is really important,» Boozman told Fox News Digital. «Hopefully we’ll have open transparency so people will understand what’s going on. And whatever it is, I’m sure Congress will be involved, and certainly the Justice Department is involved. So, I think these are all good things.»
El director de la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados Palestinos (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, sostuvo este sábado que la reanudación de los lanzamientos aéreos de ayuda humanitaria en la Franja de Gaza es “costosa, ineficaz y puede inclusive matar a civiles hambrientos”, según sus declaraciones en la red social X.
Lazzarini subrayó que “el lanzamiento aéreo de ayuda no pondrá fin al hambre que se agrava” en el territorio palestino, afectado por una severa catástrofe humanitaria.
El viernes, un funcionario israelí indicó a la agencia AFP que los lanzamientos aéreos de asistencia humanitaria comenzarían nuevamente de forma inminente en Gaza, con Jordania y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos encargándose de la coordinación logística. El ministro de Exteriores emiratí, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, afirmó en X que “la situación humanitaria en Gaza alcanzó un nivel crítico y sin precedentes”, anunciando que “los lanzamientos de ayuda se reanudarán inmediatamente”.
La situación humanitaria en Gaza continúa empeorando, mientras organizaciones internacionales alertan sobre un creciente escenario de desnutrición, especialmente entre la infancia.
“Una hambruna provocada por el hombre solo puede ser resuelta por la voluntad política”, subrayó Lazzarini, y reclamó que la ONU pueda intervenir “a gran escala y sin obstáculos” en la zona.
El gobierno de Israel enfrenta una presión internacional creciente por la dramática situación humanitaria de la población gazatí. Israel impuso un bloqueo total sobre la entrada de ayuda el 2 de marzo, después de la ruptura de las negociaciones para prolongar el alto el fuego en el conflicto, que lleva 21 meses.
El ejército israelí comunicó el viernes que “Israel no limita el número de camiones que entran a la Franja de Gaza”, y argumentó que las “organizaciones humanitarias internacionales y las agencias de las Naciones Unidas no recogen la ayuda cuando ingresa al territorio palestino”.
Sin embargo, numerosas organizaciones en la zona denuncian desde hace meses que enfrentan grandes restricciones y dificultades para distribuir la ayuda dentro de Gaza, a la vez que el acceso por carretera permanece bajo un estricto control israelí. Cogat, organismo del Ministerio de Defensa israelí responsable de los asuntos civiles en los territorios palestinos, aseguró el sábado que había 600 camiones esperando ser descargados por organizaciones internacionales.
Paralelamente, se desarrolla una operación de ayuda a través de la Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, respaldada por Israel y Estados Unidos, aunque esta ha recibido duras críticas internacionales tras incidentes en los que cientos de palestinos murieron por disparos durante la distribución de ayuda.
El sábado se intensificaron los llamamientos internacionales para buscar alternativas que permitan entregar alimentos de manera efectiva a más de dos millones de habitantes de Gaza, con el Reino Unido comprometiéndose a apoyar los lanzamientos aéreos. Downing Street comunicó que el primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, anunció la colaboración con Jordania y otros socios regionales para reanudar los lanzamientos y evacuar a menores que requieran atención médica urgente.
En una conversación telefónica con el presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, y el canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, el primer ministro británico también abordó el impulso de un plan para un alto el fuego inmediato y una paz duradera en la Franja, basada en la solución de dos Estados. Cuando esté preparado dicho plan, los dirigentes aseguraron que lo abrirán a otros aliados internacionales.
Más de 200 diputados británicos instaron recientemente a Starmer a reconocer oficialmente el Estado palestino en la próxima conferencia de Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, auspiciada por Francia y Arabia Saudí, pero el líder laborista sostiene que el reconocimiento solo es útil “como parte de un plan de paz más amplio”.
Desde el inicio de la ofensiva israelí, tras el ataque del grupo terrorista Hamas en octubre de 2023, han muerto 59.733 palestinos, la mayoría civiles, según el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza gobernado por Hamas. El ataque de Hamas causó la muerte de 1.219 personas en Israel, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.
El grupo de activistas Freedom Flotilla informó que su barco Handala se acercó más que su antecesor Madleen, que fue interceptado y abordado por las fuerzas israelíes el mes anterior, en un intento de entregar ayuda directa a Gaza a pesar del bloqueo naval israelí. El ejército israelí señaló que estaba preparado para hacer valer el “bloqueo marítimo de seguridad legal”.
La comunidad internacional continúa buscando medidas más eficaces para auxiliar a la población palestina ante una crisis alimentaria y humanitaria sin precedentes. Mientras tanto, el debate sobre la mejor forma de aliviar el sufrimiento civil y garantizar el acceso de ayuda esencial sigue sin resolverse.
(Con información de AFP)
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