On March 16, 2016, Haifa Al-Agha, Palestinian Minister of Women Affairs used the UN Commission on the Status of Women to slander Israel as a killer of women and girls. In her words:
"The ... Palestinian women are still living in harsh conditions due to the continuing Israeli occupation and the escalating violence against our people, particularly women... They are directing its military machinery against women and girls. They are killing them, injuring them, and leaving them bleeding till death without treatment..."
March 16, 2016
At UN Commission on Status of Women, Blood Libel that Israeli Military Targets Girls
Haifa Al-Agha, Palestinian Minister of Women Affairs
Date
March 16, 2016
Title
Palestinian representative speaks in the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Sixtieth Session, 7th Meeting, 2:30:40,
UN Web TV
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