(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission report on the settlements released Thursday slammed Israel for violating human rights and international law, called for a withdrawal from the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and called for private businesses to terminate their business interests in the settlements. The Israel Foreign Ministry responded in a statement: "The Human Rights Council has sadly distinguished itself by its systematically one-sided and biased approach towards Israel. This latest report is yet another unfortunate reminder of that." From Israel's point of view this is just another step in the Palestinian strategy of confronting Israel in the international diplomatic arena and trying to isolate it.
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