Israel: UN ‚chooses to turn a blind eye‘ to Palestinian incitement and support for terror – Meirav Eilon Shahar’s remarks come after U.N. human rights commissioner accuses the Israeli government of “fueling further violations and abuses of human-rights law and violations of international humanitarian law.” | JNS.org

(February 3, 2023 / JNS) The Israeli government has expressed its dismay with a statement released on Feb. 3 by the U.N. high commissioner on human rights that sought to quell what he termed the “illogic of escalation” in “Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
“Rather than doubling down on failed approaches of violence and coercion that have singularly failed in the past, I urge everyone involved to step out of the illogic of escalation that has only ended in dead bodies, shattered lives and utter despair,” said Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights commissioner, in a statement. “I fear that recent measures being taken by the Government of Israel are only fueling further violations and abuses of human-rights law and violations of international humanitarian law.”