UNHRC Mulls Call to End Arms Sales to ’Israel’

The draft text regarding a possible arms embargo will be brought up as part of five anti-"Israel" resolutions the council is expected to approve as it wraps up its month-long 37th session in Geneva on Friday.

It can be found in the tail-end section of a resolution called "Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including east [al-Quds] ‘Jerusalem.'"

The draft text was sponsored by Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Jordan, Pakistan, Venezuela and the Palestinian Authority.

Resolutions by the UN Human Rights Council are nonbinding, but the text of the resolutions often become part of what becomes acceptable dialogue on "Israel" through the UN system.

Sections of the "accountability" resolution also call on states and business to boycott areas of "Israel" over the pre-1967 lines including the West Bank, east al-Quds and the Golan Heights.

It warns that such activity could be considered criminal under international law.

The resolution against settlement activity makes a similar call and also takes "Israel" to task for its actions against Palestinians, including home demolitions and the detention of minors.

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