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Francesca Albanese Is Immune From US Sanctions, UN Says

Two weeks after the United States imposed sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the UN has invoked her immunity and called on the US to …

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Israel May End a Financial Waiver, Pushing Palestinians Into ‘Economic Warfare’

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Israel May End a Financial Waiver, Pushing Palestinians Into ‘Economic Warfare’

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Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at UN Press Briefing

French-Saudi Forum Strives to Make Gains on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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