A United Nations panel of human rights experts condemned Israel’s interrogations of prisoners and its treatment of residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The panel’s report, which reportedly contains four paragraphs of positive conclusions and seven pages of negative ones, expressed concern that Israel denies the need to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. An Israeli spokesman said Israel must balance its commitment to human rights with its need to protect its citizens.
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