‘Occupation must end’: Israeli rights group calls on UN Security Council to take action

‘A prominent Israeli human rights group has called on the UN Security Council to help end the country’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
“Israel will not cease being an oppressor simply by waking up one day and realizing the brutality of its policies,” Hagai El-Ad, executive director of B’Tselem group said on Friday.
Palestinian lives in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem have been under full Israeli control for the past 49 years “and counting,” he told an informal council meeting on “Illegal Israeli Settlements: Obstacles to Peace and the Two-State Solution” on Friday.
With the 50th anniversary approaching next year, “the rights of Palestinians must be realized, the occupation must end, the UN Security Council must act, and the time is now,” he said.’
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