UN rights expert says Israel’s ‘self-defense’ claim in Gaza ‘untenable’, urges accountability

MEMO | September 30, 2014 A top UN rights expert has expressed alarm at the impact of Israel’s attack on Gaza for civilians, concluding that “Israel’s claim of self-defense against an occupied population living under a blockade considered to be illegal under international law is untenable.” Makarim Wibisono, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human […]

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