In mid July 20210, Israel underwent its third periodic review by the Human Rights Committee as a State party to the ICCPR. As in previous reviews, one of the main issues that came up in Israel’s reporting to the Human Rights Committee is the fact that Israel continues to refuse the application of the Covenant in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). During this session too, Israel continued to attempt to make the claim that it is not obligated to ensure the enjoyment of the rights of the Covenant in occupied territory. The Committee’s concluding observations as well as the questioning of the…