A U.N. committee dealing with reparation claims against Iraq dating to the 1991 Gulf War approved more than $31 million to be paid to Israeli businesses and individuals. The decision stems from a 1992 U.S. Security Council decision calling on Iraq to compensate victims of the Gulf War.
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