Israel to Bar UN Official for Comparing Israelis to Nazis

[AP/International Herald Tribune] The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it will not allow Richard Falk, a UN official appointed to investigate human rights, to enter the country, after he stood by comments comparing Israelis to Nazis. "Of all the people to be able to appoint, to find somebody who compares Israel to the Nazis is very bizarre and outrageous," said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel.


2008-04-09 01:00:00

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