"The United Nation's international investigation commission's report on Operation Protective Edge was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, with hundreds of pro-Israel activists expected to arrive outside.
While the council was to debate the report on Monday, voting on it will likely not occur until later this week...
The shape of the draft resolution that will be brought to vote is still unclear, and recent days have seen behind-the-scenes efforts to forge a solid proposal. Pakistan was set to present -- in the name of the council's Islamic bloc -- a proposal to adopt the report and send it to an international body such as the UN General Assembly, the Security Council, the Secretary General, or the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Israel believes the proposal will pass a vote and support a mechanism to monitor its application. Jerusalem and its allies have already declared their opposition to any formulation that calls for putting the report before the Security Council.
Israel has asked members of the Human Rights Council to oppose the report or least refrain from voting. Israel will not participate in the debate, but Israel's ambassador in Geneva, Eviatar Manor, will hold a press conference about it..."