UN expected to defer report on companies with Israeli settlement ties, sources say

2017. február 11 18:30

UN expected to defer report on companies with Israeli settlement ties, sources say

 

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Small blog settlement UN expected to defer report on companies with Israeli settlement ties, sources say – ReutersThe UN human rights office had been due to present its first report on the politically charged issue at a session that opens on Feb. 27, which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is also due to address.
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