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Criticized the US in 2014 for funding Iron Dome to protect Israeli civilians from rockets, with no mention of Hamas firing them
This leaves out Pillay’s own contemporaneous remarks. In the same period, she explicitly said Hamas/Gaza rocket fire into Israel violated international law and that Israeli civilians were under rocket attack.
Full reasoning
The record does not support the claim that Pillay discussed Iron Dome in 2014 without mentioning Hamas rocket fire.
- In coverage of Pillay's 31 July 2014 briefing, Al Jazeera quoted her criticism of U.S. support for Iron Dome and then immediately reported: "She added that the Hamas group had also violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets into Israel."
- In an official UN/OHCHR statement on 6 August 2014, Pillay said: "Israeli civilians face a barrage of rockets and mortars launched from Gaza" and "I have consistently condemned the indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza into Israel."
So while Pillay did criticize U.S. funding for Iron Dome, it is inaccurate to say she did so "with no mention of Hamas firing them". Contemporaneous reporting and her own official statement both show that she explicitly referenced and condemned rocket fire from Gaza into Israel.
2 sources
- UN says illegal Gaza blockade must be lifted | Al Jazeera
After quoting Pillay's criticism of U.S. funding for Iron Dome, the article adds: "She added that the Hamas group had also violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets into Israel."
- Statement by UNHCHR Navi Pillay at GA's informal meeting on Gaza - OHCHR press release
The official statement says: "Israeli civilians face a barrage of rockets and mortars launched from Gaza" and "I have consistently condemned the indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza into Israel."