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Exclusive Interview with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk

Exclusive Interview with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk

Middle East Monitor
In an exclusive and extensive interview with the Middle East Monitor Prof. Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, talks about the on-going intransigence of Israel and its continued failure to abide by international law. In his frank interview Prof. Falk openly points to the ineffectiveness of the UN in holding Israel to account saying that in the case of Israel .

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21 Gaza FLOTILLA Activists Still in Israeli Jail

21 Gaza FLOTILLA Activists Still in Israeli Jail

YAHOO NEWS A group of 21 activists who tried to sail to Gaza in breach of an Israeli blockade of the territory remain in Israeli custody, pending legal proceedings, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

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NEW CHALLENGE TO GAZA BLOCKADE

NEW CHALLENGE TO GAZA BLOCKADE

FREEDOM WAVES TO GAZA
Palestinian youth are currently in international waters making their way to the beleaguered Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s ongoing criminal blockade of the territory. This is the 11th attempt to break the siege of Gaza via the sea

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Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010

Another UN Failure: The Palmer Report on the Flotilla Incident of 31 May 2010

by Richard Falk
The release of the Palmer Report these hopes have been largely dashed as the report failed to address the central international law issues in a credible and satisfactory manner. Turkey, not surprisingly, responded strongly.

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