Israel and international law (Video)

Interview with Phyllis Bennis
January 2009

While certain key members of the UN apparatus have spoken out against the Israeli violations of international law, the power structure of the Security Council continues to make definitive action impossible, says Phyllis Bennis.
While certain key members of the UN apparatus have spoken out against the Israeli violations of international law, the power structure of the Security Council continues to make definitive action impossible, says Phyllis Bennis.

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Phyllis Bennis is a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Transnational Institute. Her books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
A Primer
in FAQ format which many will find useful for education work in this urgent period.

Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of both TNI and the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC where she directs IPS's New Internationalism Project. Phyllis specialises in U.S. foreign policy issues, particularly involving the Middle East and United Nations. She worked as a journalist at the UN for ten years and currently serves as a special adviser to several top-level UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues. A frequent contributor to U.S. and global media, Phyllis is also the author of numerous articles and books, particularly on Palestine, Iraq, the UN, and U.S. foreign policy.