The head of the United Nations inquiry into the 2014 Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas announced on Monday that he was stepping down.
Canadian international law professor William Schabas sent a letter to the UN commission, citing Israeli allegations of bias over consulting work he did for the Palestine Liberation Organization, Reuters reported.
Via UN Watch with the rest of the story.
Why did William Schabas finally step down as chair of the UN inquiry on Gaza?
The latest revelation that he was paid by the PLO for legal advice in 2012 was the last straw, but the decision came in wake of a sustained campaign by UN Watch starting from the day of his appointment, which included videos of Schabas calling for the indictment of Israeli leaders, a formal UN Watch legal brief demanding his recusal that was submitted to the UN in an official filing, and UN Watch op-eds urging legal scholars to speak out against the absurd appointment of Schabas. Many did so.
Let~s see, he is investigating a war and receives work(!) from one of the parties. Hmmm ... nice work if you an get it. Others might mistakenly mistake this for a bribe.
What did anyone expect. The tin-pot dictators, despots, and muzzies in the useless nations to appointment somebody not from their side? Nothing new here. Move along.
This is rich..."Citing Israeli ALLEGATIONS of bias"?????? There is a difference between an allegation and an obvious fact. What they did was point to the reason he was given the post in the first place.
the U N has always been anti-Israel, that's not new, but one has to wonder why the USA did not object, strenuously in strongly worded letter, to this obviously biased jerk in the first place. Or could it be that the first jooish president is not just anti-Semitic, but also anti-Israel. If the Jews were to establish another country some were the UN would have to hire a lot more staff just to keep up with their anti-Jewish/Israel bullshit
A rational foreign policy recognizing Islam for what it is would necessarily mean leaving the UN as the General Assembly is one continuous Taqqiya competition event.
Exactly.
Always good to get rid of deadly toxins, useless poisons and anti-Semitics; too bad we can't dump the rest of the UN as easily.
All it takes is for one major donor to leave.
When will Canada withdraw?
The totaly useless United Nations hasnt stopped one single war and has murdered countless people around the world
But, but, but .."Schabas had said at the time (he was appointed) he was determined to put aside any views about "things that have gone on in the past". Put. aside. the past. He's changed doncha know. Seen the light. Gonna be fair and balanced you see. He said so. Don't you believe him?? You negative commenters are just a bunch of haters.
I don't suppose there is any chance of finding any indication of his net worth before and after this chair? I'm quite curious. Where might one begin looking?
Irwin Cotler was one of the peers that 'encouraged' him to step away.
Cotler sounds too smart to be a former Liberal MP.