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UN Human Rights Chief Decries ‘War Crime’ of Rapidly Expanding Israeli Settlements

Volker Turk

“The West Bank is already in crisis. Yet, settler violence and settlement-related violations have reached shocking new levels, and risk eliminating any practical possibility of establishing a viable Palestinian state.”

Source: UN Human Rights Chief Decries ‘War Crime’ of Rapidly Expanding Israeli Settlements

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UN Security Council pans Israeli settlements; Israel: US should not have signed on | The Times of Israel

A United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2023. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

Members of the UN Security Council issued a rare joint statement on Monday condemning a series of recent Israeli settlement expansion announcements, after the US managed to convince members to withdraw a more forceful resolution on the matter.

Source: UN Security Council pans Israeli settlements; Israel: US should not have signed on | The Times of Israel