Richard Falk, the special UN rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, called on world powers on Wednesday to use the "credible threat" of economic sanctions to press for an immediate end to the blockade. "People of conscience everywhere, as well as governments worldwide and the United Nations, should take note of the dire situation in Gaza," Falk said. |
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