UN expert calls on Israel to end Gaza blockade

[JURIST] The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories Richard Falk on Friday called on Israel [statement] to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip [BBC backgrounder]. The blockade, which restricts the flow of goods and people into the region through heavily-guarded border-crossings, has been devastating for the 1.75 million Palestinians living in the region. Falk stated [press release] that Israel should lift the blockade "entirely and immediately," calling it "a deliberate...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/06/un-expert-calls-on-israel-to-end-gaza-blockade.php

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