A U.N. committee on racism voiced concern on Friday about a "sharp increase in racist hate speech and dehumanisation" directed at Palestinians by Israelis, including senior officials, since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
GENEVA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A U.N. committee on racism voiced concern on Friday about a “sharp increase in racist hate speech and dehumanisation” directed at Palestinians by Israelis, including senior officials, since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
Since the start of the conflict there have been a growing number of reports of both antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents in places such as the United States and Britain.
The Geneva-based committee said it was “highly concerned” by recent comments including those made by senior Israeli officials, politicians and public figures and called for Israel to condemn hate speech and investigate and punish such acts.
The committee also repeated a past recommendation for Palestinian authorities to combat hate speech and incitement to violence.
Israel’s diplomatic mission to the U.N. in Geneva said the committee’s statement ignored surging antisemitism, including attacks on Jews and what it said were calls by protesters to murder them.
The U.N. committee is made up of 18 independent experts and tasked with monitoring compliance with a 1965 treaty against racism which Israel and Palestinian authorities have both ratified.
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GENEVA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A U.N. committee on racism voiced concern on Friday about a “sharp increase in racist hate speech and dehumanisation” directed at Palestinians by Israelis, including senior officials, since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
Since the start of the conflict there have been a growing number of reports of both antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents in places such as the United States and Britain.
The Geneva-based committee said it was “highly concerned” by recent comments including those made by senior Israeli officials, politicians and public figures and called for Israel to condemn hate speech and investigate and punish such acts.
The committee also repeated a past recommendation for Palestinian authorities to combat hate speech and incitement to violence.
Israel’s diplomatic mission to the U.N. in Geneva said the committee’s statement ignored surging antisemitism, including attacks on Jews and what it said were calls by protesters to murder them.
The U.N. committee is made up of 18 independent experts and tasked with monitoring compliance with a 1965 treaty against racism which Israel and Palestinian authorities have both ratified.
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