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U.N. Warns Israel: Retaliatory Siege of Gaza ‘Prohibited’ Under International Law
ByMichael Armstrong October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

Israel’s act of self defense in laying siege to Hamas terrorists and their supporters in the Gaza Strip was declared a “prohibited” act Tuesday by the U.N. human rights chief. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a call for peace and understanding in the region from his office in Geneva, Switzerland, before…

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Trump Administration Withdraws U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Council
ByMichael Armstrong June 19, 2018June 20, 2018

Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the General Assembly last week in New York.Credit Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United States withdrew on Tuesday from the world’s most important human rights body in protest of its frequent criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. It was the…

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