U.S. not speaking at U.N. rights debate on Israel, Palestinians

The United States will not take the floor at the main U.N. human rights forum on Monday during the annual debate on violations committed in the Palestinian territories, as part of a previous agreement not to speak. The European Union, however, reiterated "the urgency of renewed, structured and substantial efforts towards peace".

             

"The U.S. delegation will not be speaking about Palestine today," a U.S. spokesman in Geneva told Reuters in response to a query as the debate began. (Read More)