"B'nai Brith Canada is calling on the United Nations to strip Michael Lynk of his position as 'Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory' after he headlined a fundraiser for a radical anti-Israel group.
B'nai Brith has sent letters to both United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland demanding that Lynk be removed.
Lynk, who holds a one-sided UN mandate to 'investigate Israel's violations of the principles and bases of international law,' was the keynote speaker at a Nov. 29 event held at the University of Toronto campus and organized by the group Canadian Friends of Sabeel.
Sabeel is a Palestinian extremist group that has accused the Jewish State of operating a 'crucifixion system' against Palestinians, and advocates for 'a bi-national state in Palestine-Israel' – in other words, for the State of Israel to be dismantled altogether..."
December 4, 2017
B'nai Brith Canada Calls for Removal of UN Palestinian Rapporteur
Michael Lynk at November 29, 2017 fundraiser for Canadian Friends of Sabeel
Date
December 4, 2017
Title
B’nai Brith Canada Calls for Removal of UN Palestinian Rapporteur, B'nai Brith Canada
Back to Top
- © Copyright 2012-2026, Human Rights Voices and respective authors. All Rights Reserved.
-
Source: https://hrvoices.org/article/bnai-brith-canada-calls-for-removal-of-un-palestinian-rapporteur/?view=print