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land and so as to take advantage of access to water (using 85 per cent of West Bank water either for the settlements or to pump it into Israel, violating the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibition on appropriating the resources of an occupied territory)", that "reports of independent organizations routinely confirm that Israeli soldiers offer the Palestinians no protection against settler violence even when present" and that there is Israeli "ethnic cleansing in occupied East Jerusalem". Falk recommended that "the United Nations should lend its support to the worldwide boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign, so long as Israel unlawfully occupies Palestinian territories, and the United Nations should endorse a non-violent “legitimacy war” as an alternative to both failed peace negotiations and armed struggle, as the best available means of promoting the rights of the civilian population of the occupied Palestinian territory, as specified by international humanitarian law".

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that entitles Jews anywhere in the world with no prior tie to Israel to visit, reside and become Israeli citizens; differential laws in the West Bank and East Jerusalem favouring Jewish settlers who are subject to Israeli civilian law and constitutional protection, as opposed to Palestinian residents, who are governed by military administration; dual and discriminatory arrangements for movement in the West Bank and to and from Jerusalem; discriminatory policies on land ownership, tenure and use; extensive burdening of Palestinian movement, including checkpoints applying differential limitations on Palestinians and on Israeli settlers, and onerous permit and identification requirements imposed only on Palestinians; punitive house demolitions, expulsions and restrictions on entry and exit from all three parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

2242:, Falk blog entry, January 15, 2011:'In my case I have at various times been inspired and enlightened by the practices and wisdom of Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, Taoist, and indigenous peoples. And in a more mundane sense, I think that the future of humanity will be greatly enhanced if these various religious and wisdom traditions are ecumenically and inclusively embraced by more and more people throughout the world, providing a thickening societal and civilizational fiber for human solidarity. this sense, I want to say, yes I am Jewish, and proud of it, but I am equally indigenous, Sufi, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian to the extent that I allow myself to participate in their rituals, partake of their sacred texts, and seek and avail myself of the opportunity to sit at the feet of their masters.' 920:. Falk also wrote "that the businesses highlighted in this report constitute a small portion of the many companies that engage in profit-making operations in relation to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory" and that he "conducted research for this report on the basis of the foundational principle that business enterprises must respect international humanitarian law and should respect human rights". At a news conference, Falk stated, "The focus on business activities is partly an expression of frustration about the inability to obtain compliance with these fundamental legal obligations of Israel and the ineffectiveness of the U.N. efforts to condemn settlement expansion." He also stated, "The whole issue of Palestinian self-determination is at risk here." 988:

Israel's settlements and separation barrier were "illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace" but also criticised parts of the report. The European representative said, "The EU continues to regret the unbalanced mandate of the Special Rapporteur and is also concerned that parts of the report include political considerations. In the past, the EU emphasized that future reports should be based on a more factual and legal analysis, and we regret to see no genuine progress in that direction. The council needs to be provided with accurate, factual information and solid allegations to fulfill its role and address the human rights situation in occupied Palestinian territory." The United States Ambassador to the UNHRC,

1344:. Falk wrote that military intervention was illegal under international law and that "the Gaddafi government, however distasteful on humanitarian grounds, remains the lawful diplomatic representative of a sovereign state." Falk also wrote that any intervention would be pro-insurgency rather than counter-insurgency, and he criticized politicians who supported intervention by arguing that "it seems that many of the Republicans focused on the deficit although cutting public expenditures punishes the poor at a time of widespread unemployment and home foreclosures would not mind ponying up countless billions to finance acts of war in Libya." 1458:: "Amazing for its viciousness and rank dishonesty is the campaign waged against UN special rapporteur for human rights in occupied Palestine Richard Falk for making some pretty straightforward 'blowback' points in the aftermath of the Boston terrorist attack." He went on to describe how, in his view, "a well-funded neocon group called UN Watch and its various media allies had ginned up an intense public relations campaign, based on falsifying the meaning of his piece, using ellipses to distort its sentences, to claim that Falk had said that the Boston victims somehow deserved their fate." 840:

also recommended the Human Rights Council to censure Israel because of its use of administrative detention, take "emergency notice of an Israeli legislative initiative that purports to legalize settlement “outposts”, currently unlawful under Israeli law", and to increase attention on Israel's refusal to cooperate with his work. According to the report, "Israel continues to rely on excessive or disproportionate use of force in Gaza" and there is a "continuing Israeli rejection of negotiated ceasefire in favour of its pattern of reliance on targeted assassination and other

704:. Falk stated: "And still Israel maintains its Gaza siege in its full fury, allowing only barely enough food and fuel to enter to stave off mass famine and disease." He outlined steps that must be taken to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe." They included implementing the "responsibility to protect" a civilian population from collective punishment and a determination of "whether the Israeli civilian leaders and military commanders responsible for the Gaza siege should be indicted and prosecuted for violations of international criminal law," which 947:" military actions against Hamas, Falk claimed that "there arose an urgent need to investigate Israel's seemingly deliberate attacks against civilian targets." After visiting Palestinian survivors of military attacks, Falk stated that "some attacks killed and harmed civilians in a grossly disproportionate manner and thus appear to violate international law." He called today on Israel "to abide by and fully implement the cease fire agreement" and called on the international agreement to make sure it did so. 968:

since the start of the occupation. Falk also criticized and called for an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza by saying that it amounted to the "collective punishment of 1.75 million Palestinians." He argued that viability of Gaza was at stake: "With 70 percent of the population dependent on international aid for survival and 90 percent of the water unfit for human consumption, drastic and urgent changes are urgently required if Palestinians in Gaza are to have their most basic rights protected."

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officials and others who interrogate Palestinians". Falk also pointed out that "the following policies and practices remain serious, on-going concerns: detention without charges and other forms of arbitrary detention, such as Israel‟s abusive misuse of administrative detention; torture and other forms of ill, inhumane and humiliating treatment; coerced confessions; solitary confinement, including of children; denial of equality of arms; denial of visits by family members and the

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response against the Palestinians was a violation of international law, and legitimate Palestinian resistance "gradually ran out of military options, and suicide bombers appeared as the only means still available", citing both the 2001 inquiry report and the "overwhelming majority" of the Security Council membership as fully supporting that interpretation of events. In the same article he referred to the

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aggression as social institutions, which implies the gradual construction of a new world order that assures basic human needs of all people, that safeguards the environment, that protects the fundamental human rights of all individuals and groups without encroaching upon the precarious resources of cultural diversity, and that works toward the non-violent resolution of intersocietal conflicts.

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Watch has never offered substantive criticisms or entered into any serious discussion of the Special Rapporteur‟s reports". He asked the UN to investigate UN Watch to determine whether it is an independent organisation and "not indirectly sponsored by the Government of Israel and/or other pro-Israel lobbying groups". Some media outlets have described UN Watch as a pro-Israel group.

1212:, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said that Falk should be removed from his UN posts after he wrote a blog entry on January 11 about the "eerie silence of the mainstream media, unwilling to acknowledge the well-evidenced doubts about the official version of the events: an al Qaeda operation with no foreknowledge by government officials." Secretary-General 1564:"by attempting to blame Jewish communities everywhere for alleged crimes against Palestinians." Falk responded by writing, "I have often opposed policies including those of the US and Israel ... but to conflate such stands with racism ... is but one element in a wide ranging and frequently repeated denunciation of my views and activities." 960:; denial of access to legal representation; unacceptable conditions in prisons and detention centres; lack of access to required health care, at times amounting to medical neglect; and denial of access to education, including for children. These concerns are punctuated by Israel‟s flagrant disregard of article 76 of the 643:, criticized Falk's appointment to the United Nations Human Rights Council by stating: "This is exactly why we voted against the new human rights council" and "he was picked for a reason, and the reason is not to have an objective assessment — the objective is to find more ammunition to go after Israel." 1526:

called on Falk to resign as UN Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories and said that the "cartoon is blatantly anti-Semitic and conveys the message that Jews and Americans care little about what is just and moral" and that "the message of hatred in this cartoon nonetheless directly contravenes the

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In 2002, Falk wrote on Princeton Divestment's website that "to divest from companies profiting from business with Israel at this time is to express solidarity with victims of massive crimes against humanity and to call upon Israel to respect U.N. authority and the elemental rules of international law

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said he had no advance knowledge of the report and that it did not reflect his views. He instructed Rima Khalaf to withdraw the report. Khalaf said she stood by the report's conclusions and resigned because of the pressure exerted on her by Guterres to withdraw the report. The report was removed from

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In Falk's report to the UN General Assembly, he recommended that "businesses highlighted in the report – as well as the many other businesses that are profiting from the Israeli settlement enterprise – should be boycotted until they bring their operations into line with international human rights and

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to investigate Israel for acts of "colonialism, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing inconsistent with international humanitarian law" that are committed during its occupation of the Palestinian territories. Falk wrote that "this report has decided to employ such terms as “annexation”, “ethnic cleansing”,

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as "failed wars" which had "devastated two countries, seemingly beyond foreseeable recovery, added nothing to American security, and wasted trillions." He wrote that, while the failure of the wars would make it difficult for the US to intervene in the same way in future, he believed that "as long as

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At a conference in Cork, Ireland in late March 2017 entitled "International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Exceptionalism and Responsibility", Falk delivered the keynote address. He stated Israel's creation in 1948 was the result of the "most successful terrorist campaign in history". Falk

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Speaking on the radio program of 9/11 truther Kevin Barrett in June 2013, Falk said: "questioning that deeply the official version of 9/11 does touch the third rail of American political sensitivities, and there is an attempt to discredit and destroy anyone that makes such a bold statement, and this

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said, "I condemn this sort of inflammatory rhetoric. It is preposterous, an affront to the memory of the more than 3,000 people who died in that tragic terrorist attack." Ban stated that only the Human Rights Council could remove its appointees from office. At the end of January 2011, Falk said that

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In December, Falk visited "Cairo and the Gaza Strip", where he "met with governmental, inter-governmental and civil society representatives, as well as victims and witnesses", with the "initial purpose assessing the overall impact of Israel's prolonged occupation and blockade" against Gaza. However,

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to prepare a report on Israel's compliance with human rights standards and international humanitarian law. In an interview, Falk stated the Israeli government distorted his real views and that he saw the expulsion as an "insidious pattern of trying to shift the attention from their objections to the

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a "sham" in which 300 Gazans were killed since Israel's "supposed physical departure" and stated that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip had brought Gaza to "the brink of collective starvation", imposing a "sub-human existence on a people" through "collective punishment", and that Israeli policies

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threatens the independent voice of civil society at the UN. NGO work is particularly important in the field of human rights. Mr. Falk's most recent statement – which he dramatically and recklessly included in an official UN document – is characteristic of previous reprehensible comments and actions

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at the Hague to be asked to issue an advisory opinion on "the Israeli practice of transferring detained Palestinians to prisons in Israel, denying normal visitation rights, possibly joined to a broader request for legal clarification of the special character of prolonged belligerent occupation" and

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issued a statement that asked Israel to reverse its expulsion of Falk from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In a July 2008 interview, Falk stated the constraints would "limit my exposure to the direct realities. But I think it's quite possible to perform this role without that exposure. Barring my

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wrote an open letter to HRW asking it to remove Falk. Falk said he was asked to resign from HRW because his work for the United Nations was contrary to HRW's policy. Later that month, in response to a UN Watch press release criticizing Falk, forty representatives of major international human rights

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of nation states, which he argues must be transcended by a more international institution to control the resort to force by nations, as the world moves towards a global ethos in which states renounce their boundary-obsessed territorialism in exchange for a regime of consensually negotiated aims, in

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may have played in the attacks, saying, "It is possibly true that especially the neoconservatives thought there was a situation in the country and in the world where something had to happen to wake up the American people. Whether they are innocent about the contention that they made that something

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rocket attacks on Israel, which also targeted civilians. He stated that Israel had ignored Hamas's diplomatic initiatives to re-establish the ceasefire which expired December 26 and condemned nations that provided Israel military support and participated during the siege of Gaza. In an article for

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The UN press release reported that the Palestinian representative, Mohammad Abu-Koash, said that it was "ironic that Israel which claimed to be representing Jews everywhere was campaigning against a Jewish professor who had been nominated to the post of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human

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The essential inquiry of a citizen-pilgrim is to discover how to make desirable, yet unlikely, social movements succeed. The movements against slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination, and patriarchy are some instances. My overriding concern is to foster an abolitionist movement against war and

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family. Defining himself as "an American Jew", he says that having an outsider status, with a sense of not belonging, may have influenced his later role as a critic of American foreign policy. His being Jewish signifies above all for Falk, "to be preoccupied with overcoming injustice and thirsting

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In July 2012, in discussing why he was drawn to the "Palestinian struggle," Falk commented on his blog: "I formed a well-evidence belief that the U.S. Government and the organized Jewish community were responsible for the massive and enduring confiscation of Palestinian land and rights." UN Watch

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regarding the cartoon. Falk acknowledged on July 6 that the cartoon contained "strongly anti-semitic symbolism" and apologized for posting it. He explained that he had thought the small markings on the dog's head represented a military helmet, not a yarmulka. He added that "My intention has never

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which he described as a "pro-Israel lobbying organization" that had conducted "a smear campaign" by issuing "a series of defamatory attacks demeaning his character, repeatedly distorting his views on potentially inflammatory issues" but "despite its efforts to discredit the Special Rapporteur, UN

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The report criticized the use of arbitrary detention, torture, and coerced confessions and stated, "the treatment of thousands of Palestinians detained or imprisoned by Israel continues to be extremely worrisome." Falk said that Israel held 5,000 Palestinians in custody and had imprisoned 750,000

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whose conclusion "is that Israeli policies of land confiscation, expanding settlements, lack of such basic services as food, water, shelter, and medical clinics is at “a crisis point”, with food security problems even worse than in Gaza", that "settlements are often built on the best agricultural

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features of the Israeli occupation are the following: preferential citizenship, visitation and residence laws and practices that prevent Palestinians who reside in the West Bank or Gaza from reclaiming their property or from acquiring Israeli citizenship, as contrasted to a Jewish right of return

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op-ed, published after Khomeini had returned to Iran, Falk wrote: "The depiction of him as fanatical, reactionary and the bearer of crude prejudices seems certainly and happily false." Falk commented that Khomeini's "entourage was uniformly composed of moderate, progressive individuals" and that

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In June 2008, Falk proposed to the Human Rights Council for his mandate to investigate violations of international humanitarian law in the Palestinian territories to be extended to include possible Palestinian infringements. He stated his goal was to "insulate" the council, which is dominated by

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were initially non-violent, and described Israel as responding with "excessive force", practising "extrajudicial assassination of a range of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza" and "acting with ever more force at each stage" of an "escalatory spiral". He wrote that Israel's military

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or a commission of international law experts to establish a convention to address the specific issues related to situations of prolonged occupation. He said, "Forty-six years ago today Israel's occupation of Palestine began. Six days of war has turned into 46 years of occupation." He concluded,

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was a war crime of the "greatest magnitude." He called for an independent group to be set up to investigate the war crimes committed on both sides. The British government responded to Falk's report by stating that "the report of the UN Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur is unbalanced and

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Many countries speaking at the session thanked Falk for his work and challenged Israel for refusing to co-operate with his human rights mission in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian delegation praised the report and called for its speedy implementation. The European Union agreed that

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Falk's annual report, delivered to the Human Rights Council on June 3, 2013, called for an international "commission of enquiry into the situation of Palestinians detained or imprisoned by Israel. This enquiry should have a broad mandate, to examine Israel’s track record of impunity for prison

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he has made during his tenure as a special rapporteur. His views and behavior, both official and unofficial, are offensive and provocative and do nothing to advance peace in the Middle East or to further the protection and promotion of human rights. We again call for his resignation."

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rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." The Palestinian statement went on to refer to Falk as the "author of 54 books on international law" and concluded that his appointment was "a victory for good sense and human rights, as he was a highly qualified rapporteur."

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decision by the 47 members of the UN's Human Rights Council. Although Jewish groups tried to persuade the European Union and Canada to oppose Falk's appointment, the EU did not intervene, and Canada did not oppose although it distanced itself via a statement.

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program with those of US politicians and the mainstream media among whom he said self-scrutiny remained "taboo" and that American politicians did not "have the courage to connect some of these dots." He also criticized American policy towards the

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by Hamas." Caterpillar Inc. called the report inaccurate and misleading, reflecting his "personal and negative opinions toward Israel." Hewlett Packard said that Falk was "far from an independent and unbiased expert in this matter."

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In April 2008, Falk compared Israeli actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis and responded to criticism of his statements by saying, "If this kind of situation had existed for instance in the manner in which China was dealing with

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he had not endorsed "the theory that the U.S. government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks" and had argued that "investigations must be, and must be seen to be, transparent, exhaustive and honest". He blamed the "pro-Israel group"

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gave Falk's article the headline "Trusting Khomeini", which Falk did not see before its publication. Falk said he received hate mail and death threats for some years afterwards because of the headline, not the article itself.

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in April 2013. Falk commented: "the American global domination project is bound to generate all kinds of resistance in the post-colonial world. In some respects, the United States has been fortunate not to experience worse

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for justice in the world, and that means being respectful toward other peoples regardless of their nationality or religion, and empathetic in the face of human suffering whoever and wherever victimization is encountered."

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Navi Pillay acknowledged "the anti-Semitic and objectionable nature of the cartoon". She did not call for Falk's resignation because of his public apologies and the fact he had swiftly removed the image from his website.

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commented in April 2008, "There isn't a single point of alleged fact upon which Griffin's barking theory hasn't itself been demolished. And there isn't a single volume of Griffin that doesn't carry Falk's endorsement."

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which national leaders must be subject to accountability. With regard to specific geopolitical situations, he has published books and essays analyzing the ideological aspects of the American Human Rights Debate, the

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The United States said on Friday it has called on the U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories to resign after he published a cartoon on his blog which he later withdrew as 'anti-semitic.'

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as precedent for defense assertions that private American citizens had 'a right, and perhaps a duty' to actively oppose the war by any means." According to Ronald Christenson, a political science professor at

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urged Israel to permit Falk entry by stating, "Falk made no claims any different from those made by John Dugard, the man he was to replace, in several reports on conditions in the Occupied Territories."

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strongly criticized the appointment stating that Falk had written in an article that it was not "an irresponsible overstatement to associate the treatment of Palestinians with the criminalized

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Falk's appointment was reached by a consensus of the Human Rights Council's 47 members, despite efforts by Jewish groups to have Canada and the European Union publicly oppose his nomination.

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instructed the UK's Permanent Representative to express concerns regarding the cartoon and said that he would "continue to closely watch any further actions or comments Mr Falk may make."

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were "indeed genocidal." In late December 2009, Falk again criticized Israel's blockade and called for Israel to be threatened with economic sanctions if the blockade was not lifted.

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record of collective atrocity" and argued that "someone who had publicly and repeatedly stated such views could not possibly be considered independent, impartial or objective."

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and friendship with Israel and wrote that more attacks are likely "if there is no disposition to rethink US relations to others in the world, starting with the Middle East."

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announced that it would deny Falk a visa to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip at least until the September 2008 meeting of the Human Rights Council.

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person." Pillay called Israel's detention (he was held at the airport for about 20 hours) and expulsion of Falk as "unprecedented and deeply regrettable."

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called the posting of the cartoon "shameful and outrageous" and "an embarrassment to the United Nations" and stated that he should resign. Representative

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were a valid method of 'struggle'. He has disturbingly charged Israel with 'genocidal tendencies,' and accused it of trying to achieve security through '

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organisations worldwide signed a letter to HRW urging it to "clarify that he was not 'expelled' as an enemy of human rights' as UN Watch claimed."

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Tel Aviv has the compliant ear of the American political establishment, those who wish for peace and justice in the world should not rest easy".

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as "war crimes" because he claimed that they included collective punishment, targeting of civilians and a disproportionate military response to

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In a June 2007 article, "Slouching toward a Palestinian Holocaust," Falk compared some Israeli policies with regard to the Palestinians to the

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reported that Falk "appealed for full amnesty for all resistors, including those who use violent tactics to oppose the war in Vietnam." The

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On December 9, 2008, the United Nations released a statement by Falk in his official capacity as "Special Rapporteur" that noted that

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been to demean in any way Jews as a people despite my strong criticisms of Israeli policies, and some versions of Zionist support."

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Press Release: National Lawyers Guild Urges Israel to Permit Richard Falk to Enter Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

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In the same report, Falk said that "Israel is not meeting its obligations as occupying Power to Palestinian children living in

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Full text of the interview with Richard Falk, U.N. Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Israeli-Occupied Territories of Palestine

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Richard A. Falk, 'Ideological Patterns in the United States Human Rights Debate, 1945-1978,' in Natalie Kaufman Hevener (ed.)

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and begun removing moderates from his circles, arresting and even killing political opponents and supporting students who

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stated that the initial campaign for a Jewish state was one of "colonialism" which gained "moral justification" from the

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regime that dominates the Palestinian people as a whole". UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of UNESCWA,

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In his August 30, 2010 UN Special Rapporteur report Falk detailed the accusation that Israel was practicing a policy of

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Professor of International Law and Practice in 1965, a position he retains as emeritus professor. In 1985, he became a

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criticized Falk by stating that, not for the first time, Falk "spewed more mean-spirited, anti-Semitic rhetoric". The

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Envisioning a Different Future for U.S. Relations with India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan Part 1 "How Did We Get Here?"

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Around 1982, Falk called the Iranian government "the most terroristic since Hitler." In 2017, Falk told the Iranian

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Statement by Prof. Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

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Thomas C. Heller, Abraham D.Sofaer,'Sovereignty: The Practitioners' Perspective,' in Stephen D. Krasner (ed.)

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Since 2002, he has been a research professor at the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies at

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International Law and the Third World: Reshaping Justice (Routledge-Cavendish Research in International Law)

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Richard Falk Calls for Corporate Israel Boycott; U.N. Official Backs Calls To Shun Occupation-Backing Firms

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principles of the Human Rights Council and of the United Nations itself." The American envoy to the UN

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in Tehran, holding American hostages for 444 days. Falk was criticized for having supported Khomeini.

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

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Canada lambasts UN official for saying Boston bombings caused by 'American global domination project'

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Statement by H.E. permanent resident Ambassador to the United Nations Itzhak Levanon, March 22, 2007

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tendencies from culminating in a collective tragedy ." Falk also stated that "the comparison should

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said Falk had "effusively blurbed" a "vicious book" which called American Jews "the enemy within".

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Falk's statements were also criticized by numerous publications and advocacy groups, including the

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Apology for Unintentionally Posting Anti-Semitic Cartoon in Qaddafi Arrest Warrant Blog July 6th

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In 2008, Falk called for an official commission to further study the issues, including the role

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The Anti-Defamation League called on the UN top human rights official to publicly condemn Falk.

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rejected Falk's statements by saying that they undermined the credibility and work of the UN.

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Humanitarian Intervention and Legitimacy Wars: Seeking Peace and Justice in the 21st Century

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has actually been supported by the leading democracies of the 21st century." He wrote that

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amounted to "ethnic cleansing" against the Palestinian population. He urged it to ask the

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Richard Falk: No issue needs more open debate than moral and political cost of I/P policy

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Israel-Palestine on Record: How the New York Times Misreports Conflict in the Middle East

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In Pursuit of the Right to Self-Determination Collected Papers of the First International

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In the Name of America-The Conduct of the War in Vietnam by the Armed Forces of the U.S.

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In a posting on Falk's blog called "A Commentary on the Marathon Murders," reprinted by

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At the Nuclear Precipice: Nuclear Weapons and the Abandonment of International Law 2006

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In early 1979, when Falk was a professor of International Law at Princeton, he visited

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As of March 2011, Falk was still denied entry into and effectively banned from Israel.

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In 2011, Falk spoke to the UN Human Rights Council and stated that Israeli policies in

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was complicit in the September 11 attacks. Griffin believes that the Twin Towers were

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Israel must deliver on cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip – UN Special Rapporteur

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International Law: A Contemporary Perspective (Studies on a Just World Order, No 2)

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on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967

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Several countries, including Egypt and Iran, called the report fair and balanced.

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In May 2008, Israel refused to admit Falk to gather information for a report. The

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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11

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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11

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Human Rights Watch boots UN Palestinian rights official from one of its panels

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UN expert on Palestinian territories removed from Human Rights Watch committee

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at his home on the last day of Khomeini's exile in France. In a February 1979

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United Nations Human Rights Inquiry Commission for the Palestinian territories

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Indefensible Weapons: The Political and Psychological Case Against Nuclearism

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UN expert urges Israel to end Gaza blockade as anniversary of campaign looms

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The Record of the Paper: How the New York Times Misreports US Foreign Policy

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edited by Richard A. Falk with Wolfram F. Hanrieder; J. B. Lippincott, 1968.

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as "horrifying" and stated that Israel's response was "equally horrifying."

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Gaddafi, moral interventionism, Libya, and the Arab Revolutionary Movement

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humanitarian law and standards." He specifically named the United States'

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happen or not, I don't think we can answer definitively at this point."

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The Costs of War: International Law, the UN, and World Order after Iraq

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The Promise of World Order: Essays in Normative International Relations

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Problematic Sovereignty: Contested Rules and Political Possibilities,

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Human Rights Horizons: The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World,

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for crimes against humanity included a cartoon image of a dog with a

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UN official blames Boston Marathon bombings on American 'domination'

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bombing the University of Wisconsin Army Mathematics Research Center

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U.N. expert calls for boycott of companies in Jewish settlements

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Explorations at the Edge of Time: The Prospects for World Order

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Falk, Richard A.; Secretary-General, Un (September 19, 2012).

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Falk, Richard A.; Secretary-General, Un (September 19, 2012).

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Letter to Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

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In 2004, Falk signed a statement released by the organization

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

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United Nations website page on Occupied Palestinian Territory

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UN envoy: Gaza op seems to be war crime of greatest magnitude

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Human Rights Watch: Time to stand with human rights defenders

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The Dynamics of Human Rights in United States Foreign Policy,

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Falk's report to the UN Human Rights Council recommended the

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On December 27, 2008, Falk issued a statement condemning the

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with Samuel S. Kim, Saul H. Mendlovitz; Westview Press, 1991

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