Israel’s exclusion from the United Nations’ regional groups is “unlawful,” according to a report by a former president of the U.N.’s International Court of Justice. In the Nov. 4 report obtained by JTA, Sir Robert Jennings says Israel’s “hobbled and undignified” position is “manifestly unlawful and constitutes a breach of both the letter and the spirit” of the U.N. Charter. Israel is the only U.N. member-state denied membership in any of the five groups, which effectively bars it from full participation in the 188-member forum.
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