Such violations make the US complicit in Israel’s war crimes and genocide…
Author: Mel Gurtov
Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Perspective, and blogs at https://mgurtov.wordpress.com/
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