Blood Libel By UN-Accredited NGO Al-Haq: Israel Allegedly Committing "Extrajudicial Killings" & Using Shoot-to-Kill Policies

Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, a UN-accredited non-governmental organization with special consultative status with the UN's Economic and Social Council, claims that Israeli security forces defending against Palestinian stabbing, shooting, and car-ramming terror attacks are committing "extrajudicial executions" and suppressing "peaceful assemblies." The blood libel comes in a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council under the infamous agenda item 7, the permanent agenda item dedicated solely to the demonization of the Jewish state, which is scheduled for debate on June 19, 2017. As a UN-accredited NGO, Al-Haq is entitled to submit written statements, as well as to make oral statements, for consideration at the UN Human Rights Council.

In the words of the statement:

"Since 1967, Palestinians have been victims of various forms of violence and use of excessive force by the Israeli Occupying Forces to instill control and fear. Extrajudicial killings, shoot-to-kill policies, torture and ill-treatment of political prisoners, and the violent suppression of peaceful assemblies and demonstrations are a few examples of the persistent use of excessive force by Israel against Palestinians. Although a mainstay of the occupation, Israel's shoot-to-kill policy has been starkly flaunted over the past few years. Al-Haq has documented countless cases where Palestinians have been killed by Israeli Occupying Forces, where lesser, non-lethal means could have been used to control a situation. Importantly, in many cases, eyewitness testimony conflicted with Israel's account of an incident, and Palestinians appear to have been arbitrarily killed. In other cases, Israel has stated that Palestinians were killed 'by mistake,' however, no steps towards accountability were taken. In addition to these incidents, Israel has implemented its shoot-to-kill policy at demonstrations, along with other tools of suppression."