"Israel's ambassador is urging the U.N.'s internal watchdog to investigate the head of a U.N. agency for misconduct, accusing her of 'modern day anti-Semitism. Last year, he tried unsuccessfully to get Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to suspend Rima Khalaf.
Ambassador Ron Prosor met Carmen Lapointe, the head of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, late last month and called for a disciplinary hearing against Khalaf, a Jordanian who heads the Beirut-based U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, which promotes economic and social development in 17 Arab countries.
A letter from the ambassador to Lapointe obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press said 'Ms. Khalaf has abused her position in order to promote an anti-Israel agenda, in a flagrant violation of U.N. obligations and principles.'...
Prosor gave a series of examples including her support for the June 29 'illegal and provocative attempt' to break Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, a July 7 reference which he said equated 'terrorism with a fight for 'justice',' and what he called 'a hate fueled report' on Arab integration in March 2014 'that once again promotes anti-Israel incitement by blaming Israel for shortcomings in the Arab world.'
'Ms. Khalaf's outrageous criticism against the state of Israel and the discrediting of its government undermine the integrity of the United Nations and amount to serious misconduct, by U.N. standards,' Prosor said in the July 27 letter. 'I call on you to initiate an urgent investigation into this matter.'...
Prosor strongly objected to her reference to Israel practicing religious and ethnic purity like the Nazis in World War II, and to 'the appalling claim' in the March 2014 report that Hitler sought to facilitate the emigration of German Jews to Palestine when he was responsible for the murder of six million Jews...
Israel's U.N. Mission said Prosor told Lapointe during their meeting that 'Israel is already fighting against hate and incitement in enough arenas every day' and 'will not remain silent' about Khalaf's remarks."