23-03-2015 11:46
CORRECTED - U.S. will not take floor at UN rights debate on Israel, Palestinians
GENEVA (Reuters) - (Corrects to removes word "unprecedented" in paragraph 2, adds new 3rd paragraph to clarify) The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, a U.S. spokesman told Reuters. The move at the 47-member state forum where Washington unfailingly defends Israel, follows signals that the Obama administration is undertaking a "reassessment" of relations with Israel. I
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