UN report condemns Israeli treatment of Palestinians in West Bank | First Thing
UN high commissioner for human rights says there is rapid deterioration' of rights in West Bank. Plus, how instant noodles took over the world
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A UN report published today deplored what it said was a rapid deterioration" of human rights in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged Israeli authorities to end violence against the Palestinian population there.
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