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UN inquiry on alleged Israel violence hampered by funding shortfall, document shows
Oh dear, oh dear… Anyway. [IsraelTimes] Head of panel, who resigned last month, says it is unable to hire staff, won’t be able to present mandated reports to UN Human Rights Council in March 2026A team of UN Sherlocks tasked with researching cases of violence by Israeli settlers and the transfer of arms to Israel for use in the war against Hamas  ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... cannot complete their work because of financial constraints, a document showed. The incident shows how dire funding shortages in the UN system, caused by donor fatigue and belt-tightening, are harming global accountability efforts for abuses after a Congo probe was stalled earlier this year. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Paleostinian Territory …that’s a mouthful… — established in May 2021 by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council — can provide evidence of international crimes used in pre-trial investigations by tribunals like the International Criminal Court.Last year, the council approved a request from Pakistain to research additional evidence on arms transfers to Israel in the context of the Gaza war and Israeli settler violence. But Navi Pillay, who heads the inquiry, told the council’s president in an August 6 letter that a lack of funds meant it was unable to hire staff. "The Commission has started informing the sponsors of the two resolutions that it will be unable to produce these mandated reports and present them to the Council in March 2026," said Pillay, who has served as a judge at the ICC and is a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Israel has regularly criticized the commission, which has condemned actions by the military since it launched its offensive in Gaza after the Hamas-led massacre of October 7, 2023. The commission also overwhelmingly blames Israel for the conflict with the Paleostinians and accuses the Jewish state of other misdeeds, such as stealing natural resources. The three members of the commission resigned last month, but will continue to serve until new members are appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. Pillay, a South African jurist, was the United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, during which time she frequently criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza. She chaired the commission of inquiry, which Jewish groups, Israel, the US and other countries have condemned for its alleged bias. It is the council’s first open-ended commission of inquiry, the UNHRC’s highest level of investigation. UN commission member Miloon Kothari, who also resigned, caused a firestorm of controversy in 2022 when he said that social media was "controlled largely by the Jewish lobby," espousing a common antisemitic trope, and questioned why Israel was allowed in the UN. Pillay defended Kothari’s comments. Pillay has dismissed antisemitism concerns as a "diversion" and "lies," and called Israeli security concerns "a fiction." In 2014, over 100 members of Congress signed a letter to Pillay decrying the UNHRC’s bias against Israel under her leadership, saying the council "simply cannot be taken seriously as a human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... organization" while it was probing Israel, but not Hamas. A backlog of UN mandatory fees, including from the top donor, the United States, which owes around $1.5 billion, has worsened a long-running UN liquidity crisis. In response, the global body plans to cut its budget by 20 percent. Overall, 12 of the current 47 voting members on the council — set to meet in September to discuss crises in Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... and Afghanistan — have outstanding fees, according to a tally by the International Service for Human Rights. Nada Al Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said investigations were now running at around 50% staffing levels. "Without the timely availability of funds, implementation has become and will continue to be increasingly constrained and in some cases it will simply not be possible," she said. Related: Human Rights Council: 2025-08-15 Knife, pepper, baton, dodge: why self-defense in Russia is essentially criminalized Human Rights Council: 2025-07-21 Marco Rubio's sanctions on a key UN antisemite may already be paying dividends Human Rights Council: 2025-07-19 UN says Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 agencies in Gaza Posted by: trailing wife 2025-08-27 |
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