Arab delegates walked out of the 58th International Labor Conference here yesterday after the conference refused to adopt a resolution that accused Israel of “discrimination, racism and violation of human rights in Palestine and the occupied territories.”
The conference reportedly rejected the resolution “because of its violent language,” The vote was 64-3 with 128 abstentions.
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