occupied Palestinian territory: Cost-benefit calculus for occupation must change, as Israel reaping all benefits, says Palestinian rights committee chairman as UN seminar opens in Cairo
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UN General Assembly
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occupied Palestinian territory
GA/PAL/1217
Secretary-General, in Message, Says Occupation Measures that Stifle Palestinians 'Must Be Rolled Back', While Speakers Explore Ways to Ease Burden
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
CAIRO, 6 February - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a message today to the opening of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, said that occupation measures that stifled Palestinian life must be rolled back, as the status quo was unacceptable and only guaranteed continued conflict and suffering. (...)
