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Navanethem Pillay defends finding of genocide in Gaza

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Navanethem Pillay defends finding of genocide in Gaza

South African jurist Navanethem Pillay defended the UN commission of inquiry’s conclusion that genocide is taking place in Gaza. She said she was relying on the legal criteria defining the crime, despite accusations of bias and antisemitism, according to Le Monde.

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