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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Erekat says ousting Hebron monitoring group ‘green lights’ Israeli abuses
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePLO secretary-general Saeb Erekat expresses concern over Israel’s decision not to renew the mandate of an international monitoring group in the West Bank city of Hebron.
He labels the move a “green light” for Israeli settlers in the city to carry out abuses.
“I think nations should stand tall against this,” Erekat says.
He says Israeli settlers and soldiers had committed “40,000 attacks and violations against the Palestinian people in Hebron” since the Temporary International Presence in Hebron was formed in 1994, without giving a source for the figure.
“Imagine what will they do without the presence of this force,” he adds.
— AFP
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