A Palestinian official urged the United Nations’ top human rights forum to condemn Israel for “massacres” against his people. Nabil Ramlawi, the Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, drew a sharp rebuttal from Israeli Ambassador Ya’akov Levy, who said Palestinians are guilty of serious human rights violations, including deadly suicide bombings against Israeli targets.
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