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Top UN human rights official accused of 'extreme' anti-Israel bias
Craig Mokhiber has tweeted that Israel is conducting 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians and vocally supports the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement
March 2, 2023 13:59
Craig Mokhiber has tweeted that Israel is conducting 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians and vocally supports the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement
March 2, 2023 13:59A high-ranking UN human rights lawyer has been accused of antisemitism and “extreme bias” against Israel after controversial tweets were exposed.
Craig Mokhiber, director and deputy for the assistant secretary-general (ASG) for human rights in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has tweeted support for the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement, accused Israel of “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing”, and accused the press of of hiding “endless atrocities committed against Palestinian civilians”.
Mokhiber has also advocated a one-state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict and openly opposed the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, calling it a “politicised and cynically instrumentalised ‘definition’.”
Mokhiber’s tweets were exposed by Jewish activist group GnasherJew. They said his tweets were “highly biased and violate UN rules regarding impartiality, objectivity, and independence”. They also accuse him of spreading misinformation and holding Israel to a higher standard than any other country.
