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Friday, July 16, 1999 | return to: international
Israel settlement confab fizzles out
by GENEVA (JPS) -- A United Nations-ordered conference to examine whether Jewish settlements violate international law adjourned af, Palestinian and Israeli diplomats both claimed victory. Palestinians said the mere holding of the conference constituted a warni
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The Swiss-chaired conference was attended by 103 nations. They unanimously approved a text stating that a key part of the Geneva conventions on the conduct of war is applicable to "the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem."
The meeting adjourned almost immediately.
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