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Jerusalem Institute Accuses UN Inquiry of Double Standards

9/9/2026

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Jerusalem Institute of Justice accuses UN Commission of Inquiry of double standards toward Israel and Hamas.
Commission ties Israeli violations to specific officials, units and policies, but describes Palestinian perpetrators generically.
June 2024 report attributes October 7 attacks to Hamas’s military wing and other Palestinian armed groups.
Israel refuses to cooperate, saying the inquiry is biased; five Western nations criticized its open-ended mandate in 2025.

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Jerusalem Institute of Justice accuses UN Commission of Inquiry of double standards toward Israel and Hamas.
Commission ties Israeli violations to specific officials, units and policies, but describes Palestinian perpetrators generically.
June 2024 report attributes October 7 attacks to Hamas’s military wing and other Palestinian armed groups.
Israel refuses to cooperate, saying the inquiry is biased; five Western nations criticized its open-ended mandate in 2025.