Israeli settlements

Israel to Expand two Settlements with 0ver 1,000 New Housing Units
Palestinian protesters wave the national flag as their comrades climb Israel’s controversial separation barrier during clashes with Israeli security forces following a demonstration against Israeli settlements and its separation wall, in the West Bank village of Nilin near the Jewish settlement of Hashmonaim on 31 May 2013. (Photo: AFP – Abbas Momani)
 

 Richard Falk Will Not Be Another Richard Goldstone
US professor Richard Falk addresses participants during the Istanbul session of The World Tribunal on Iraq, June
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 UN Palestine monitor Richard Falk rejects calls to step down
Richard Falk
 
An embattled UN rights expert who probes Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians on Tuesday rejected calls to step down, saying his opponents were trying to silence his criticism of the Jewish state by labeling him anti-Semitic.