FAO official says contract was not renewed after criticism of Israeli policies in Gaza
A senior official at the Food and Agriculture Organization says his contract was not renewed after he criticised Israeli policies in Gaza. Ben Davis, who had been director of rural transformation and gender equality, said he was told in July that his role would end because he had allegedly breached impartiality rules. He said the decision followed his public comments on Gaza and his involvement in weekly silent protests at the Rome-based agency.Davis said he was accused of organising moments of silence over starvation and famine in Gaza. He also said a report he worked on in May about food... [Continue Reading]
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