Monthly Archives: August 2011

U.N. Rights Committee, chaired by Sri Lanka, Breaks 43-Year Israeli Taboo on Gaza By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – When the United Nations General Assembly created a three- member special committee to investigate Israeli human rights violations in occupied territories back in December 1968, the Jewish state reacted with obvious anger. And not surprisingly, the committee was barred from entering any of the occupied territories – forcing the three members to hold …

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