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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Jerusalem-begins-diplomatic-fight-against-UN-Commission-inquiry-on-Gaza-387664

Israel Begins Diplomatic Fight Against UN Commission of Inquiry on Gaza

(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Israel this week launched a campaign to thwart the UN Commission of Inquiry on Gaza, headed by William Schabas, that is due to present its findings to the UN Human Rights Council on March 23. In 2009, Schabas - who has accused Israel of war crimes and crimes against humanity - expressed surprise that Sudan's president, and not then-Israeli president Shimon Peres, would be prosecuted by the ICC. "The Schabas Commission was born in sin," explained Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon. "Its mandate is highly distorted, and its head has decided to indict Israel even before the commission started its work. This is a sham, a mockery of justice, and reminiscent of the Inquisition trials." Nahshon labeled the Human Rights Council "an anti-Israel body which has no intention whatsoever of judging Israel fairly and honestly."

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