U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls for “End to [Israeli] Impunity”

As seen at TheMediaLine.org

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an “end to [Israel’s] impunity” over its actions during its military operation in the Gaza Strip and for its actions in Jerusalem. In prepared remarks read to the Security Council session discussing the Goldstone report on Wednesday, Navi Pillay accused Israel of, “Collective punishment, as evidenced by the crippling Israeli blockade and the devastating military offensive,” calling Israel’s actions “a violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.” Pillay extended her remarks to include other Israeli activities that were not part of the Goldstone investigation, branding as human rights and humanitarian law violations “the forcible evictions of Arabs, the demolition of homes, and the expropriation of occupied East Jerusalem lands for Israeli settlements.”