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Thu 11 Nov 2009UN set to back call for independent inquiries into Gaza war crime allegations
THE UN general assembly is expected to approve a resolution this week calling on Israel and the Palestinians to carry out independent investigations into allegations of war crimes committed during the Gaza conflict last January.
A debate on a highly critical UN report, written by the South African judge Richard Goldstone, began yesterday, with a vote on a resolution likely today. Negotiations continue on the resolution and several European countries are trying to change the wording.
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