The appointment of the new Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Israel is nothing but the continuation of decades of hypocrisy, bias and hatred towards Israel. Rather than following its own rules calling for objectivity and impartiality, the Human Rights Council has once again chosen a rapporteur because of their bias and activism against Israel.

Discussing the launch of her book on Israel and the Palestinian refugees, Francesca Albenese said: "Deep down, I feared that embarking on research on a matter which I had deeply held personal views could compromise my objectivity." The question must then be asked, how can her "deeply held personal views" not blur her objectivity when performing her new role?

Commenting on this appointment, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Meirav Eilon Shahar said: “Israel does not expect any fair, objective, nor professional treatment from an activist who promotes outrageous libels, compares the Holocaust to the Nakba, and advocates for the de-facto destruction of the Nation State of the Jewish People.”

The Special Rapporteur’s mandate was established with the sole purpose of discriminating against Israel and Israelis. It is just a continuation of the pattern of the HRC’s institutional discrimination. No situation has an ongoing special rapporteur accountable to no-one, Israel does. No other Item targets one country, Item 7 does. No country has at least four resolutions against it every year, Israel does.

While Israel will continue to promote Human Rights and uphold its obligations, both at national and international level, we have long understood the HRC plays a detrimental role when it comes to Israel.