The Commission of Inquiry said Israel should investigate the shooting of more than 6,000 people, far beyond the criminal inquiries it has announced into 11 killings. 'The most important thing for the government of Israel is to review the rules of engagement immediately and to ensure that the rules
GENEVA - U.N. war crimes investigators called on Israel on Monday to stop its snipers using lethal force against protesters on the border with Gaza, as the anniversary approached of the start of demonstrations there last year in which 189 Palestinians were killed.
Israel says the U.N. council is biased, and it boycotted the day-long debate, while hundreds of Israel supporters rallied outside the United Nations in Geneva, including senior U.S. officials. Large crowds were expected to mark the anniversary of the start of the Gaza demonstrations on March 30, he said.
The commission's preliminary report said last month that Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its response.Canton said the independent experts were sending their confidential list of suspected perpetrators to U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, for forwarding to the International Criminal Court, which opened a preliminary examination of alleged Israeli abuses in 2015.
"Applying one standard to the state of Israel and not applying the same standard to others is anti-Semitic," he said.
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