A/HRC/25/15 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its seventeenth session from 21 October to 1 November 2013. The review of Israel was held at the 14th meeting on 29 October 2013. The delegation of Israel was headed by Ambassador Eviatar Manor, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva. At its 19th meeting, held on 1 November 2013, the Working Group adopted the report on Israel. 2. On 14 January 2013, the Human Rights Council mandated the President to select the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Israel: Maldives, Sierra Leone and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 3. The Human Rights Council, in its decision OM/7/101, had decided to reschedule the review from 29 January 2013 to the seventeenth session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review at the latest. 4. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Israel: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/ISR/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/15/ISR/2, A/HRC/WG.6/17/ISR/2 and Corr. 1); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/15/ISR/3 and Corr.1 and A/HRC/WG.6/17/ISR/3). 5. A list of questions prepared in advance by Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Israel through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). Summaries of additional questions made during the interactive dialogue are to be found in section I, subsection B, of the present report. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 6. Eviatar Manor, the head of the delegation, noted that Israel came to its second review with strong reservations regarding the Human Rights Council. The discrimination against, and the unfair treatment of, Israel continued. The infamous item 7 still featured on the agenda of every Council session and Israel was not a member of any geographical group. 7. In March 2012, Israel had said: “Enough.” Israel suspended its relations with the Human Rights Council and with OHCHR. In June 2013, the Ambassador wrote to the President of the Council to reaffirm his intention to pursue a diplomatic engagement. The results of that dialogue and ongoing engagement had allowed Israel to undergo the UPR. Israel had made its decision because it respected United Nations resolutions, human rights in general, and human rights mechanisms in particular. But the unfair treatment of Israel must come to an end. The delegation hoped that the appearance by Israel under the 3