Right to exist
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Reporter: Do you believe Israel has a right to exist?
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on Palestine: Israel does exist. Israel is a recognised member of the United Nations. Besides this, there is no such thing in international law like a right of a state to exist. "Does Italy have a right to exist?" Italy exists! Now, if tomorrow Italy and France want to merge and become Itafrance, fine, this is not up to us. What is enshrined international law is the right of a people to exist. So, the state is there, that State of Israel is there, it's protected as a member of the United Nations. Does this justify the erasure of another people? Hell no. Not 75 years ago, not 57 years ago, surely not today. Where is the protection of the Palestinian people from erasure, from annexation, from illegal occupation and apartheid? This is what we need to discuss