UN Appeals to Israel on UNRWA

Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Human Rights and Counterterrorism, appealed to Israel to repeal two laws preventing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from “fulfilling its international mandate to provide humanitarian relief and essential services.”

Saul joined 25 independent UN experts in their initiative, “Peace Starts Here,” stating in a report that “certain provisions in these laws” – which came into effect at the end of last month – may violate international law.

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