"The U.N. Human Rights Council approached the former commander of British troops in Afghanistan to join the panel for investigating the 2014 Gaza war, but his appointment never materialized.
'I was approached by the president's office of the UNHRC and asked if I would take part in this commission and I agreed to,' explained Col. Richard Kemp during a debate at the U.N. on Monday over its recent report condemning potential war crimes by Israel and terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip including Hamas, during last summer's 50-day Operation Protective Edge.
'I then was told I'd be hearing back soon confirmation. I heard no more, but subsequently I was told, by other sources, I had refused the appointment,' he said, adding that the mix-up was 'obviously, unintentional confusion.'
Kemp's appointment was meant to balance a panel that critics have said was biased against Israel and the Israel Defense Force's actions during Operation Protective Edge, after high-profile British lawyer Amal Clooney declined the U.N.'s offer to join the commission..."