A leading U.S. Jewish group echoed Israel’s reservations about a U.N. panel making a fact- finding mission to the Jenin refugee camp. The panel was “established without consultation with Israel” and “it is clear from the way the commission was constructed” that “this was a blatant attempt to establish a prejudicial body,” the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said Tuesday.
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