Israel reacted angrily to a new UN Human Rights Council report Thursday, after it concluded that “a multitude of the human rights of the Palestinians are violated in various forms and ways due to the existence of the settlements”.
US-based watchdog's report says that while in recent years controversies have surrounded proposed laws that threatened freedom of expression, in most cases they gave been quashed by gov't, Knesset or Supreme Court.
Israel's UN envoy slams Iran at counter-terrorism debate, as he insists Security Council members ‘cannot turn a blind eye to those states that sponsor, support, and arm terrorists’.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) plans to use its successful bid for non-member observer status at last month’s General Assembly as a launching pad to gain membership of other key international organisations, Israeli daily Maariv reported.
Following referendum showing 63.8% of population supports controversial constitution, Egyptian president signs document into law; civilians rush to withdraw savings from banks; US: We urge Morsi to bridge division.
As Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in New York ahead of his appeal for UN non-member observer status later this week, British daily The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
