There's been quite a lot of debate about the application of the Geneva Convention. ... Whether they are prisoners of war or common prisoners, there are certain rights and certain standards which have to be respected.
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Large-scale military operations in pursuit of Palestinian militants -- involving ground troops, attack helicopters, tanks and F-16s -- have taken place throughout civilian areas and refugee camps in the West Bank and Gaza, causing large-scale loss of life.Kofi Annan
The president has been asking me for the last three years to come, I am happy to be among you.
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I would be surprised if the United States would want to place themselves ... in that situation, of being the ones who are seen to be against the interests of the poor, as being the ones who want to ignore the needs and the human dignity of others,
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Responsibility for what went wrong with the program cannot be laid exclusively at the door of the UN Secretariat,
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What happens in the West Bank is very much on our mind, ... For us, the Quartet, it's Gaza first and then the next stage will be the West Bank, not Gaza first and Gaza last.
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The prevailing mood is one of optimism, ... The parties have proclaimed ... their determination to work together. At long last we can all sense a new wave of movement.
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