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"By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children have been forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months. This is in direct contravention of international human rights and humanitarian law. It must end now."
Navi Pillay
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was calling for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

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National
  • Telecom company says staff accessed Obama phone
  • US forces eliminate top al-Qaeda figure
  • George Bush to review peace talks with Israeli PM
  • Brazil rejects US interference in South American Defence Council
  • Bush plans meeting with Olmert

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  • Brit jail giving dreaded Qaeda terrorists training to become stage comedians!
  • Curfew-like situation in Kashmir
  • Former Sen. Fred Thompson Plans to Return to Acting
  • Musical family secrets cultivate
  • The love that dare not bare its fangs
  • Obama a refreshing presence on big stage

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