A U.N. official warned Caterpillar to stop selling bulldozers to the Israeli army. Jean Ziegler, the U.N.’s special expert on the right to food, sent a letter warning the U.S.-based company that if it continues selling bulldozers to Israel, the company may be considered an accomplice in violating Palestinian human rights.
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