Tuesday, October 29, 2013

GERMANY WARNS ISRAEL TO FACE U.N. RIGHTS PANEL

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Germany warns Israel to face U.N. rights panel: report

October 28, 2013 by legitgov

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Germany warns Israel to face U.N. rights panel: report 27 Oct 2013 Germany has warned Israel to attend a periodic U.N. human rights review on Tuesday or face "severe diplomatic damage," Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday. Israel cut all ties with the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council in March 2012, after it announced it would probe how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of Palestinians. "On Friday, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle sent a personal letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that Israel's failure to attend the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review would cause the country severe diplomatic damage and Israel's allies around the world would be hard-pressed to help it," Haaretz wrote.

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