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Israel's Response to the Human Rights Council
[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs] Amb. Aharon Leshno Yaar - Israeli Ambassador Aharon Leshno Yaar told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday: "Every person here knows that today's meeting is not about human rights....We are [here] today for another opportunity for the favorite and most infamous subject of some within this Council, Israel bashing...where politics, buried under the flag of human rights, can be waged against one state, against Israel." "The Goldstone fact-finding...report accuses Israel of war crimes for having taken action to fight against Hamas - war criminals who openly call for our destruction, fired thousands of rockets against us and endangered their own population by hiding and fighting from within densely populated areas. Israel has given a substantive and clear explanation to anyone who was interested in listening." "When you next wonder why this body does not receive the respect it would like, remember this moment and you will have your answer."