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June 10, 2024

U.N. Adds Israel to "List of Shame" for Violating Children's Rights
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The United Nations has added Israel to its so-called list of shame, a
blacklist of nations and groups that violate the rights of children in
armed conflicts. Other nations on the U.N. list include Russia, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Syria, Burma, Afghanistan and
Haiti. The U.N. is also adding the Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic
Jihad to the list of shame.


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