UN Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe has reiterated that United Nation’s calls that Israel should freeze its settlement activity in the West Bank. <br/><br/>According to a statement of UN received by AIR in Dubai today, he said that while a partial restraint on construction is welcomed, it is insufficient and fuels a crisis of confidence that has kept talks between the parties from resuming. <br/><br/>He described an Israeli military order giving the military commanders the power to evict a broad category of Palestinian people as worrisome. <br/><br/>He added that implementing this order would constitute a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention <br/>
News On AIR | April 15, 2010 12:35 PM
Israel should freeze its settlement activity in West Bank: Pascoe