Friday, March 17, 2017

UN official resigns over Israel apartheid report

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/

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