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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:22 PM Jul 2014

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UN Rights Chief Slams Israel’s ‘Defiance’ Of International Law

Source: Agence France-Presse

By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:15 EDT

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Thursday slammed what she said was Israel’s “deliberate defiance” of international law during the Gaza conflict.

Pillay lambasted the country’s attacks on homes, schools, hospitals and United Nations facilities which are sheltering 250,000 civilians in Gaza.

“There appears to be deliberate defiance of obligations that international law imposes on Israel,” the South African told reporters.

Pillay said that repeated calls to respect the laws of war had gone unheeded during the latest crisis and previous spikes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/31/un-rights-chief-slams-israels-defiance-of-international-law/

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UN Rights Chief Slams Israel’s ‘Defiance’ Of International Law (Original Post) Purveyor Jul 2014 OP

If UN human rights chief Navi Pillay Billy Budd Jul 2014 #1

Anything that the apologist disagree with gets sent to jury. 4now Jul 2014 #3

Israeli apologist attacks on Pillay will now begin. 4now Jul 2014 #2

Israel is a rogue state. To the Hague with Netanyahu! Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #4

The fact remains that attacking schools, hospitals and UN shelters WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2014 #5

Billy Budd

(310 posts)

1. If UN human rights chief Navi Pillay

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:29 PM

Jul 2014

had posted that commentary here at DU, in my opinion, she might have had to face a Jury and maybe have her post hidden...

4now

(1,596 posts)

3. Anything that the apologist disagree with gets sent to jury.

Reply to Billy Budd (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:49 PM

Jul 2014

along with a note telling how you might be anti-semitic.
Anything to stifle discussion.

4now

(1,596 posts)

2. Israeli apologist attacks on Pillay will now begin.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 01:45 PM

Jul 2014

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

4. Israel is a rogue state. To the Hague with Netanyahu!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:00 PM

Jul 2014

WHEN CRABS ROAR

(3,813 posts)

5. The fact remains that attacking schools, hospitals and UN shelters

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 05:01 PM

Jul 2014

is considered war crimes.
plain and simple and my heart goes out to the victims.

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