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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine

Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, will say the era of treating international law as optional must end. Photograph: Darko Bandić/AP

The UN rapporteur hit with sanctions by the US last week has vowed not to be silenced as she hailed a 30-nation conference aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine as “the most significant political development in the past 20 months”.

Francesca Albanese will say the two-day gathering in Bogotá, Colombia, starting on Tuesday and including China, Spain and Qatar, comes at “an existential hour” for Israel and the Palestinian people.

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