Nov 25, 2008 10:00 Updated Nov 26, 2008 0:24
UNGA head accuses Israel of apartheidBy ALLISON HOFFMAN
A top UN official has called for "concrete action" against Israel over the country's treatment of Palestinians.
General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann said the international community should consider sanctions against Israel including "boycott, divestment and sanctions" similar to those enacted against South Africa two decades ago.
D'Escoto, who told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview last month that he "loved" Israel but disagreed with its policies, reiterated in his speech Tuesday that he had "great love for the Jewish people." (...)
"Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories appear so similar to the apartheid of an earlier era, a continent away, and I believe it is very important we in the United Nations use this term," he said. "We must not be afraid to call something for what it is." (...)
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Presidente da Assembléia Geral da ONU acusa Israel de praticar apartheid
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