Tories' Israel policy damaging: UN rapporteur

Siding with Israel hurts Canada's role as a "fair and balanced interpreter" of events: Falk

Published September 30, 2009

Canada has damaged its moral reputation since the Conservative government took sides in Israel's conflict with Hamas last winter in the Gaza Strip, says the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian Territories.

Richard Falk also said a move to cut aid to the UN agency that does relief work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem would be untimely and ultimately interpreted...

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