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"By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children have been forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months. This is in direct contravention of international human rights and humanitarian law. It must end now."
Navi Pillay
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was calling for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

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Lifestyle
  • Greig slams Kiwi Brian McKechnie over response to 1981 underarm ball
  • Your mobile can now keep track of your fitness regime
  • World Struggles to Deal With Surge in Piracy
  • Ecuador Audit Urges Default On $3.9 Bil. of Foreign Debt
  • U.S. Military Prepares for First Execution Since 1961

    Tennessee
  • Tigers get their QB back, bowl hopes still alive
  • Nashville at Tampa Bay
  • No. 5 Lady Vols at Chattanooga
  • Illinois beats Vanderbilt 69-63
  • Fire At Reelfoot Lake Inn

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