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Press briefing note on Israel/oPT

19 November 2019

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:  Rupert Colville
Location: Geneva 
Date: 19 November 2019
Subject:  Israel/oPT

Israel / oPT

As part of the UN Secretariat, we continue to follow the longstanding position of the United Nations that the Israeli settlements are in breach of international law.

A change in the policy position of one State does not modify existing international law, nor its interpretation by the International Court of Justice and the Security Council.

ENDS

For more information and media requests, please contact: Rupert Colville - + 41 22 917 9767 / [email protected] or Marta Hurtado - + 41 22 917 9466 / [email protected]
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