Switzerland abruptly canceled a conference it was mandated to hold by the United Nations General Assembly on the rights of Palestinians under Israeli military occupation. The move this week came after pressure from Israel and apparently due to fear of retribution from the United States.
Ostensibly neutral, Switzerland is the depositary of the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, a key international treaty that protects civilians under military occupation.
Last September, 124 UN member states voted for a landmark resolution endorsing the historic ruling by the International Court of Justice that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land is inherently illegal and must end within 12 months.
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