Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: 70th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 19 February to 9 March 2007: Update to Comments by Amnesty International on Israel's compliance with its obligations under the In

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: 70th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 19 February to 9 March 2007: Update to Comments by Amnesty International on Israel's compliance with its obligations under the In

This Update to Amnesty International's briefing to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination contains information on certain aspects of racial discrimination in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories from January 2006 to February 2007. It does not attempt to provide a comprehensive assessment covering all areas in which the Israeli authorities have failed to respect the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, but contains information relevant particularly to Articles 2, 3, 5(d) and (e) and 6 of the Convention.