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<font size=4><b>UN Special Rapporteur: Israel Killed 1300 Palestinian
Children Since 2000<br><br>
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Amman – PNN - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk,
announced a new report documenting 1300 Palestinian children killed by
Israel since 2000.<br><br>
Falk announcement came during a press conference he held in the Jordanian
Capital Amman on Monday night. Falk noted in his report that in 2010
Israeli army gunfire and shelling targeting the Gaza Strip killed 17
children. <br><br>
The UN Special Rapporteur is visiting the region until 3 May. His visits
included Egypt and Jordan, during which Falk meet officials, human
rights defenders, UN agencies and civil society organizations working in
the occupied Palestinian territory.<br><br>
The Government of Israel has not responded to repeated requests from the
Special Rapporteur for access to the occupied Palestinian territory. Due
to the prevailing security situation in Gaza, the Special Rapporteur has
been forced to cancel his visit to Gaza as part of this mission. The UN
announced that he plans to visit Gaza later in 2011.<br><br>
Since his appointment in May 2008, the Government of Israel has not
cooperated with Mr. Falk’s attempts to carry out field missions to the
occupied Palestinian territory, thereby impeding his ability to fulfill
the mandate given to him by the Human Rights Council. On 14 December
2008, upon arrival in Israel, the Special Rapporteur was denied entry
into Israel, detained, interrogated and subsequently deported.<br><br>
Sources: UN & Al-Qudes net.<br><br>
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