Censorship of UN Report Calling Israel an “Apartheid Regime”. Backlash of Pro-Israeli Lobby
NOVANEWS
By Stephen Lendman
The Richard Falk/Virginia Tilley report, discussed in a same day article, drew strong criticism from Israeli officials as expected.
They’re not pleased about scathing truth-telling, discussing disturbing facts about their apartheid regime, brutalizing Palestinians from inception, committing slow-motion genocide against a defenseless people.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) for publishing the report, comparing it to Der Sturmer, a Nazi anti-Semitic publication.
Israeli UN envoy Danny Danon said the report
“is despicable an constitutes a blatant lie. It comes as no surprise that an organization headed by an individual who has called for boycotts against Israel, and compare...