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July 3, 2014

U.N. Rights Chief Condemns Gaza Rockets, "Excessive" Israeli Strikes 
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The latest unrest also follows massive Israeli raids on the West Bank
and airstrikes on Gaza that have killed around 12 Palestinians since
mid-June. Critics say the Israeli government has exploited the teens'
abduction to punish the Palestinian Authority for a unity deal with
Hamas and for recent efforts to seek international recognition by
joining U.N. conventions. Speaking today in Geneva, U.N. Human Rights
Commissioner Navi Pillay said: "From a human rights point of view, I
utterly condemn [Palestinian] rocket attacks, and more especially, I
condemn Israel's excessive acts of retaliation."

 

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