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GENEVA (30 August 2022) Israels refusal to issue or renew visas for UN Human Rights staff in the occupied Palestinian territory will not prevent the Office from continuing to monitor and report on the human rights situation on the ground, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said today. In 2020, the 15 international staff of my Office in Palestine which has been operating in the country for 26 years had no choice but to leave, said Bachelet. Subsequent requests for visas and visa renewals have gone unanswered for two years
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admin | August 30, 2022
A group of fired-up 20-somethings crush together in the aisle of the bus, singing at the top of their lungs, WERE GOING ON A FIELD TRIP!, while pouting for the dozen or so iPhones set to selfie mode. Its 7 a.m. and far too early for this level of pep
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All I Can Do, by Shiri Nevo Fridental, focuses on the legal aspects of sexual violence. Photo by Shiri Nevo Fridental By Olga GershensonAugust 30, 2022 The Jerusalem Film Festival has showcased the Israeli film industry for 39 years. The best entries circulate there before they arrive in the U.S.
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admin | August 30, 2022
As the countdown begins for the signing of a nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, a number of disputes have surfaced between Israel and the US about the deal. There is also criticism within Israel of the government's political and military approach towards the agreement.
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admin | August 30, 2022
Those planning to visit Israel for the first time are often astonished when they realise its small size.
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admin | August 30, 2022
The United Nations, despite having voted for the re-establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, remains a cesspool for anti-Israel and anti-Semitic bias. The most striking recent example came in an interview in which Miloon Kothari, a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)s Commission of Inquiry (COI) for Israel and the Palestinian Territories, blamed a Jewish lobby for obstructing the bodys work. The commission, he said, is disheartened by the social media that is controlled largely by whether it is the Jewish lobby or specific NGOs.
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admin | August 30, 2022
Israel and the Palestinian Territories cover an area thats only a bit larger than Wales, but this small slice of land is some of the most sacred on the planet and the most contested. As the location of holy sites for the worlds three major religions, this place has lured travellers like a magnet for millennia. It has been a crossroads of culture and commerce since time immemorial, but Israel and the Palestinian Territories also pack in an astonishing array of landscapes, including coastline on two different seas, two famous lakes, roasting rural deserts and even snow-capped mountains
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admin | August 30, 2022
Ex-spy Pollard endorses Shaked despite her misplaced loyalty Former American spy Jonathan Pollard has released a video endorsing Ayelet Shaked, leader of the fledgling Zionist Spirit party, making his first intentional public foray into Israeli politics. Because of my unqualified love of this country and my dedication to its survival and well being, I must now endorse someone who I know will serve Israel in a way that will safeguard both our core interests and our honor
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admin | August 30, 2022
Israel's imposition of the crime of apartheid must come as a "wake-up call" to end "impunity on steroids", the UN Security Council was told on Thursday.
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admin | August 30, 2022
It now seems all but certain that U.S. President Joe Biden will conclude his deal with Iran. In this scenario, Israel cannot expect any significant assistance from the United States in diminishing its dangers.
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