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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/israel-urges-un-investigate-official-misconduct-040603687.html

Israel Urges UN to Investigate Official for Misconduct

(AP) Edith M. Lederer - Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor met Carmen Lapointe, the head of the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, last month and called for a disciplinary hearing against Rima Khalaf, a Jordanian who heads the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. A letter from Prosor to Lapointe obtained Wednesday said, "Ms. Khalaf has abused her position in order to promote an anti-Israel agenda, in a flagrant violation of UN obligations and principles." Examples include her support for the June 29 "illegal and provocative attempt" to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, a July 7 reference which equated "terrorism with a fight for 'justice'," and "a hate fueled report" on Arab integration in March 2014 "that once again promotes anti-Israel incitement by blaming Israel for shortcomings in the Arab world."

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