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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032500242.html
UN Rights Body Says Israel Should Pay for Gaza Damage
(AP-Washington Post) Israel should pay Palestinians reparations for loss and damages suffered during last year's war in Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council suggested Thursday. The 47-nation body didn't call for similar payments by Palestinians to Israelis. The proposal by Pakistan passed by 29 to 6, with 11 abstentions. The resolution was opposed by the U.S. and five European countries. Israeli Ambassador Aharon Leshno-Yaar said the resolution was biased and defamatory, and would do nothing to bring Palestinians and Israelis closer together.