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SvennoJ on 27 May 2024
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Transparent Israeli probe is an oxymoron, why does the UN keep asking for the perpetrator to investigate itself...

UN’s Middle East chief calls for ‘transparent’ Israeli probe into Rafah air strikes

The United Nations’ Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland has condemned the Israeli air strikes on displaced Palestinians in Rafah, saying he is “deeply troubled by the deaths of so many women and children”.

“I call upon the Israeli authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into this incident, hold those responsible for any wrongdoing to account, and take immediate steps to better protect civilians,” he said in a statement.

“All parties in the conflict must refrain from actions that set us further away from achieving an end to hostilities and further jeopardise the already fragile situation on the ground and the broader region.”



Add it to the hundreds of other calls for transparent investigations and calls to adhere to international law. 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'


UN rights chief voices ‘horror’ at Israeli strike

The United Nations human rights chief has voiced “horror” at last night’s Israeli air strike on a displacement camp in Rafah that killed at least 45 people, demanding “accountability”.

“The images from the camp are horrific and point to no apparent change in the methods and means of warfare used by Israel that have already led to so many civilian deaths,” Volker Turk said in a statement, also calling on Palestinian armed groups to stop firing rockets and to “unconditionally release all hostages at once”.

More bothsideism. Even if Palestinian armed groups released the hostages right now, little chance they would make it alive to the border. Ceasefire is needed first.


‘No more shifting red lines’ in Gaza: US Muslim rights group tells Biden

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says US President Joe Biden will once again cross red lines set by himself and the international community if he keeps arming Israel despite the carnage in Rafah.

“No more shifting red lines, no more calls for [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to investigate itself, and no more military, financial or diplomatic support for this genocide,” the US group said in a post on X.

“All Americans are being stained with the blood of innocent Palestinians by your support for this slaughter. It must end. Now.”