UN Under-Secy-Gen resigns after UN pulls anti-Israel report
UN Under-Secretary-General Rima Khalaf who authorised a report which accused Israel of imposing an apartheid regime on Palestinians has resigned over its withdrawal by the UN. The report was published without consultation with the UN secretariat, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Powerful member states pressured the world body with vicious attacks and threats, Khalaf said in her resignation.