"A United Nations human rights expert is under fire after suggesting Israel could have its member status at the world body suspended over alleged violations of international law.
Michael Lynk, the special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, made the remarks at a side event during a July session of the Human Rights Council -- the controversial panel the U.S. withdrew from last month.
Audio of the event, 'Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Systematic Violations with Impunity,' was obtained by Fox News from NGO Monitor -- a Jerusalem-based research institute analyzing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) claiming to advance humanitarian agendas.
In that audio, Lynk describes Israel as an 'illegal occupant,' and says ... that there are 'a number of tools' that the international community can use to bring Israel back in line.
'It may mean reviewing or suspending Israel's privileges as a state member in the United Nations,' he says. 'It may mean that countries in the world, particularly those with significant trading or political relationships with Israel, would review their relationships with Israel in the military, political, diplomatic, and economic investment spheres. It may mean that Israel would face some forms of restrictions in its abilities to wind up trading.'...
" Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said that his latest suggestion was 'another reason why the [Human Rights Council] lost its credibility.'..."