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News & Notes: Falk accuses Israel of "ethnic cleansing"

Richard Falk, international law professor emeritus and United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” during a news conference onMarch 21, Reuters reported.

Falk, a controversial figure in the United States,spoke last month at the Universityencouraging Palestinians to empower themselves and engage in nonviolent resistance in the ongoing conflict.

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Israel took control of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a result of the Six-Day War in 1967. It has previously denied accusations of persecuting Palestinians, stating an unwillingness to make peace with Israel.

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