UN backs Arab League mission to Syria (AP)

UNITED NATIONS ? The U.N. says it's critical that the Syrian government give the Arab League's observer mission unhindered access and its full cooperation as thousands of protesters take to that country's streets to underscore their defiance of the regime.

Martin Nesirky, spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, said Friday that the league efforts to peacefully resolve the crisis in Syria are important.

Nesirky spoke as a deeply divided Security Council has yet to pass a resolution condemning the violence which the U.N. says has killed more than 5,000 people.

The nearly 100 Arab League monitors are the first that Syria has allowed into the country during the current uprising that began in March.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111230/ap_on_re_us/un_un_syria

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Former Israel president convicted of rape

THIS DAY AT LAW Today in legal history... Friday, December 30, 2011 Former Israel president convicted of rape On December 30, 2010, former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted of two rape charges in Tel Aviv after he rejected an earlier plea bargain. He was found guilty of assaulting a female employee while serving as head of the Tourism Ministry, and two women at his residence during his time as President. Katsav resigned as President in 2007 because of the sexual assault allegations. The Tel Aviv court believed Katsav's defense was "riddled with lies," including edited tapes of the women's testimony and falsely prepared datebooks. Katsav appealed his conviction in May 2011. Although his incarceration was delayed in May 2011, he began serving his 7-year prison sentence on December 7, 2011. Israeli coat of arms Learn more about Moshe Katsav and Israel from the JURIST news archive. Also on This Day at Law: President Bush signed anti-torture legislation Saddam Hussein executed Link post | IM post | go to JURIST | ? JURIST, 2011

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