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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-council-report-accuses-israel-of-apartheid/
UN Human Rights Council Report Accuses Israel of Apartheid
(Times of Israel) Lazar Berman - UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk accused Israel of apartheid in a report submitted Tuesday to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Lynk's full title is "Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967." Meirav Eilon Shahar, Israel's envoy to the UN in Geneva, responded, "The author of this report is well known for his blatant and disturbing anti-Israel views. This report is no different....This report recycles baseless and outrageous libels previously published by NGOs that share the same goal as the author of this report: to delegitimize and criminalize the State of Israel for what it is: the nation-state of the Jewish People, with equal rights for all its citizens, irrespective of religion, race or sex." Anne Herzberg of NGO Monitor said, "The UNHRC Rapporteur position for the Palestinians has a one-sided mandate where active demonization of Israel and promoting BDS is essentially a requirement for the job."