Elders warn of potential disappearance of Palestinian territories

Elders warn of potential disappearance of Palestinian territories Four members of the Elders group of international figures founded by Nelson Mandela have warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories and called for an end to Israeli "impunity". They said in a statement that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was seeking "to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically. " Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, former First Lady of South Africa Graca Machel, former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark and Pakistani lawyer Hina Jilani made the statement after a visit, from July 11-16, to the occupied West Bank, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon.