Miloon Kothari questioned why Israel is a member of the UN and said he was disheartened by social media he claimed is controlled by \u0027the Jewish lobby\u0027
He said he was “very disheartened by the social media that is controlled largely by — whether it’s the Jewish lobby or it’s specific NGOs — a lot of money is being thrown into trying to discredit us.”
“I would go as far as to raise the question as why are they even a member of the United Nations, because they don’t respect — the Israeli government does not respect — its own obligations as a UN member state,” he added. Irwin Cotler, who is Canada’s special envoy on combating antisemitism, said the remarks mean Kothari is not the right person for that role.Article content
“That alone should disqualify him as commissioner, in a commission which itself is tainted by its open-ended and prejudicial mandate,” Cotler added.The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, an advocacy group, urged the Canadian government to condemn what it called the appointment of biased members to the commission of inquiry, saying Kothari flagrantly contravened UN rules on impartiality.
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