Resolution by UN Human Rights Council Demands Israel be Accountable for Possible War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity: Reuters
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The resolution calls fo Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip
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"Twenty-eight countries voted in favour, 13 abstained and six opposed the resolution, including the United States and Germany. The adoption prompted several representatives to the Council to cheer and clap."
"In later resolutions, the Council endorsed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and denounced Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and in the Golan Heights, captured from Syria in 1967. It said they seriously endangered the viability of an eventual Palestinian state alongside Israel."
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The resolution calls fo Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip
Excerpts:
"Twenty-eight countries voted in favour, 13 abstained and six opposed the resolution, including the United States and Germany. The adoption prompted several representatives to the Council to cheer and clap."
"In later resolutions, the Council endorsed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, and denounced Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and in the Golan Heights, captured from Syria in 1967. It said they seriously endangered the viability of an eventual Palestinian state alongside Israel."
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