The head of the United Nations’ West Asia commission, Rima Khalaf, has resigned over what she described as the pressure to withdraw a report that was critical of Israel.
The report accused Israel of imposing an apartheid regime on Palestinians. Lebanon-based Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which comprises 18 Arab states, published the report on Wednesday and said it was the first time a UN body had clearly made the charge.
READ MORE: UN report – Israel has established an ‘apartheid regime’
“It was expected that Israel and its allies will exercise pressure on the UN secretary
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/un-official-resigns-over-israel-apartheid-report-2/
No comments:
Post a Comment