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Head of UN inquiry into Gaza conflict to quit over Israeli bias claim

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, AMSTERDAM -- The head of a UN inquiry into last summer's conflict between Israel and Gaza said on Monday he would resign after Israeli allegations of bias due to consultancy work he did for the Palestine Liberation Organisation.Canadian academic William Schabas was appointed last August by the head of the United Nations Human Rights Council to lead a...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York, September 26, 2014.

Abbas: Palestine to present draft resolution for UN bid today

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, RAMALLAH -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday night informed US Secretary of State John Kerry that the Palestinians intended to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Monday. The draft resolution calls on the Security Council to support setting up a timetable for a gradual ending of the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories within...