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Israeli PM urges UN to disband inquiry into Israel after alleged antisemitic comments by investigator

Yair Lapid called the inquiry 'tainted' in a letter to the UN

August 1, 2022 15:46
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - MAY 06: Yesh Atid Party leader, Yair Lapid, speaks at a press conference on May 6, 2021 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin asked Lapid to form a new Israeli government after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a new government. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has called on the UN to end its inquiry into the 2021 Israel/Hamas conflict after a member of the team involved made antisemitic comments on a podcast.

In a letter posted on Twitter and addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres  Lapid said: "The Commission of Inquiry has been fundamentally tainted by the publicly expressed prejudices of its leadership, who do not meet the basic standards of neutrality, independence, and impartiality required by the United Nations,”