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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/10/25/un-israel-palestine-rapporteur-boycott.html
Canada, Israel and U.S. Call for UN Rapporteur's Resignation
(AP-CBC News) The UN special investigator on human rights in the Palestinian territories called Wednesday for a boycott of all companies that have dealings with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Israel, the U.S. and Canada all rejected Richard Falk's report, accusing the UN special rapporteur of bias against Israel and calling for his removal. "Canada calls on Mr. Falk to either withdraw this biased and disgraceful report - or resign from his position at the United Nations," said Rick Roth, a spokesman for Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird. U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said: "Mr. Falk's recommendations do nothing to further a peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and indeed poison the environment for peace....His continued service in the role of a UN Special Rapporteur is deeply regrettable and only damages the credibility of the UN."