In a move meant to preemptively tell Israel’s side of the story about last summer’s Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s Foreign Ministry released a comprehensive report on the conflict Sunday. The 277 page report includes photographs, diagrams and testimony by eyewitnesses documenting the conflict. “The report proves unequivocally that the actions carried out by the IDF and the security forces during the operation were in accordance with international law,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report is being issued days before a report by the UN Human Rights Council which Israeli officials have said is certain to be filled with accusations and slander against the Jewish State, given the longstanding tradition of anti-Israel activity at the Council. Read More
