(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon and Tovah Lazaroff - Israel's Foreign Ministry called the resolution "yet another surrealistic decision" from the council that is more interested in promoting a one-sided political agenda than in human rights. "While all over the Middle East human rights are violated on an unprecedented scale, the HRC ridicules itself by dedicating its time and resources to establish a superfluous and extravagant body whose sole purpose is to satisfy the Palestinians' whims and to harm future chances to reach an agreement through peaceful means. The Palestinians must understand that they cannot have it both ways: they cannot enjoy cooperation with Israel and at the same time initiate political clashes in international forums." The Goldstone Commission in 2009 that accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza originated through a similar decision by the Human Rights Council. Israel did not cooperate with that committee. A government official said Israel would not "cooperate with a kangaroo court."
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