Is UNHRC’s inquiry on Gaza protests fair?

The question facing the Commission of Inquiry into Israel’s “assault” on Gaza “civilian protests” is whether they will exercise independence of scope, thought and action, or whether they will be constrained by the imbalances of fact and law enshrined in their founding document, Resolution S-28/1, as adopted on May 18, 2018. The resolution condemns only Israel, ignores Israel’s right to self-defense, and completely omits mention of Hamas. Furthermore, in its condemnation of Israel, for example in OP1, the resolution prejudges the result of any COI investigation by determining…

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