Tag Archives: Israeli violations of International Law
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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So why is the Secretary-General trying to scupper latest Flotilla plans?

by Stuart Littlewood
Stuart Littlewood challenges UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to explain why he is trying to scupper plans for a humanitarian flotilla to the besieged Gaza Strip instead of taking effective action to protect the flotilla and compel Israel to end its illegal blockade of the Strip.

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Dr. Lawrence Davidson: Does International Law Have a Future?

Dr. Lawrence Davidson: Does International Law Have a Future?

Dr. Lawrence Davidson
On May 12, 1996 some of the horrible consequences of this policy were revealed when the CBS news program 60 Minutes reported that roughly half million Iraqi children had died as a consequence of U.S. imposed sanctions. This led to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s infamous answer to the question, “is the price worth it?” Her reply was yes “we think the price is worth it.” Albright later apologized

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