UN Report on Gaza War Crimes published

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Netanyahu nixes call for Israeli inquiry into Gaza war.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118001.html


Goldstone's Gaza probe did Israel a favor.

... After subjecting him to useless, automatic mudslinging, Israel suddenly realized that it should finally investigate the events of Operation Cast Lead. ...

Goldstone fulfilled his task, and in so doing proved he is a Zionist and friend of Israel. Thanks to him, Israel may change its belligerent ways and look at them in the future through the prism of international law and the personal cost involved in breaking it. If up to now we thought only how to kill without being killed, from now on we will think about the price tag attached to mass killing of the other side ...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118022.html


Netanyahu: Accepting Goldstone kills peace process.

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A United Nations endorsement of the Goldstone report would "strike a fatal blow to the peace process," Benjamin Netanyahu said. ...

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/01/ ... ce-process

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 2FShowFull

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Goldstone: Israel intentionally targeted Gaza civilian sites.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117893.html


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Obama comes to aid of Israel over UN war crimes charges.

http://uruknet.com/index.php?p=m58305&hd=&size=1&l=e


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Netanyahu's patronizing attitude.

.... Netanyahu, if his speech is any indication, believes that Israel is a country that stands apart and stands alone; an island state that is forced to protect itself from its Arab and Muslim neighbors by security fences and cultural defenses. He did not express any desire to become acquainted with these neighbors or their culture, or for Israel to become part of the Middle East community. As far as Netanyahu is concerned, the peace Israel wants is a deal between leaders and not peoples. "Any time an Arab leader genuinely wanted peace with us, we made peace," he said. ...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117308.html


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How we didn't defeat Obama.

There is great rejoicing in the settler camp and among its supporters on the right. As they see it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defeated U.S. President Barack Obama in an arm wrestling match when, at the tripartite summit, the latter had to retreat from his demand for a total settlement freeze. ... it has been proved that when Israel stands up proudly for its rights, even the president of the United States cannot knock it down. ...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1117738.html


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PM Netanyahu's UN Speech - The Pathology Of Evil

http://rense.com/general87/patho.htm


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Stop meddling in other peoples' internal affairs.

The government, both Federal and State, spends too much money on things we don't need. They give away billions of dollars each year to countries, like Israel, that compete with us in the world marketplace, and who could very well stand on their own two feet, or should be relegated to the dustbin of history if they can't.

The US military budget is almost $1 trillion per year, an astronomical sum that actually makes us less safe, because we use it to bomb innocent people, which inflames passions against us and results in attacks such as 9/11. There are an infinite number of soft targets that can be hit with ease, so the best way to stay safe is to stop messing with other people and stop meddling in other peoples' internal affairs. ....

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog ... enues.html


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Osama bin Laden is dead.

The news first came from sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan almost six months ago: the fugitive died in December [2001] and was buried in the mountains of southeast Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, echoed the information.

The remnants of Osama's gang, however, have mostly stayed silent, either to keep Osama's ghost alive or because they have no means of communication.

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICL ... _dead.html

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Goldstone debate deferred to March

(JTA) -- Palestinian diplomats deferred until March an effort to advance within the United Nations system the Goldstone report charging Israel and Hamas with war crimes. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to suspend the peace process were the report to advance out of the UNHRC.

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/02/ ... d-to-march


Palestinians Halt Push on War Report

... under pressure from the United States ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world ... &ref=world

http://palestinefreevoice.blogspot.com/ ... eport.html


(JTA) -- Israel's attorney general reportedly will decide if any Israeli soldiers will face charges for misconduct during Israel's war in Gaza last January. ....

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/02/ ... ce-charges


How Israel silenced its Gaza war protesters

A new report from Adalah shows how the courts and police attempted to stamp out opposition to Operation Cast Lead. "This is a time of war, and every incident harms the people's morale."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1116114.html

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Goldstone: As Jew, it's my duty to probe war crimes.

Judge who headed UN investigation committee into Israeli operation in Gaza tells CNN he is saddened by fact that Jews feel he should not be investigating Israel because he is Jewish. I probed war crimes in other countries, he says, so why should Israel be different? ....

With all due respect, the judge replied, I believe Mr. Netanyahu did not properly understand the basis of our investigation. He added that the report did not doubt obvious Israel's right to defend itself, but looked into the methods used, examining whether the Jewish state's response was proportional or disproportional. ....

In the interview, Goldstone described the damage caused to the Gaza Strip during the Israeli operation, stressing that the damage caused to the infrastructure had no military justification.

According to the UN investigator, agricultural fields were razed with tanks and bulldozers, the Strip's only flour factory was destroyed and most of the egg production industry was ruined. Tens of thousands of hens were killed, he said, and this had nothing to do with the firing of rockets or mortar shells. ....

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 44,00.html

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Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hr ... Report.pdf


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ElBaradei says nuclear Israel number one threat to Mideast: report.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009- ... 181647.htm

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How Israel bought off UN's war crimes probe.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10814.shtml

http://politicaltheatrics.org/2009/10/0 ... ne-report/

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Sweden: Israel erred in not cooperating with Gaza probe

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119725.html


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Israel considers recalling its ambassador to Sweden.

Following Swedish counterpart's remarks in support of UN report claiming Israeli forces committed war crimes in Gaza, Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon says Jerusalem must reexamine relations with Stockholm ....

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told reporters in Stockholm Thursday that South African jurist Richard Goldstone, who headed the investigation into the war, is a person with "high credibility" and "high integrity" and that his report carries weight. ...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 55,00.html

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133761


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The Palestinian leadership has shifted course and endorsed a UN Security Council debate next week over a UN report accusing Israel of possible war crimes in Gaza. ...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 09,00.html


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'U.S. furious over Israeli incitement against Obama'

.... The congressmen even hinted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been personally involved.

The source, who met in Washington with administration officials and members of Congress, told Haaretz he was stunned by the level of anger there over attempts to portray Obama to the American public as an enemy of Israel because of his efforts to restart peace talks and freeze settlement construction. ...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119819.html

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Richard Goldstone, head of UN Gaza investigation, interviewed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6lI-g2q ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbi6FnvW ... re=channel

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Abbas changes mind on delaying vote on Goldstone probe.

(Snip): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he has instructed his envoy to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to resubmit a proposal for a vote on the Goldstone Commission's report on Gaza war crimes.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1120248.html


UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on Goldstone report.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119203.html


Netanyahu vows never to let Israelis be tried for war crimes.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1120498.html

(Snip): ... The Jewish State is generally associated with war and violence and has little relevance for most people in leading countries. The attempt to focus on hasbara in terms of defending our actions to the world is wrong, as it reinforces the image of Israel as a conflict-ridden place and has at best only short-lived benefits in terms of international legitimacy. ...

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 2FShowFull


(Snip): A jittery Israeli government reacted furiously yesterday after a top British diplomat voiced support for aspects of a UN report that could lead to prosecution of Israeli army officers for alleged war crimes. ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 01236.html


(Snip): Turkey's foreign minister said his country excluded Israel from a joint military exercise because of its military offensive in Gaza.

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/10/12/ ... sador-says

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The Zionist Federation in England are attempting to lobby Gordon Brown to condemn and help quash the Goldstone report at the UN.

http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2009/1 ... don-brown/

http://www.informationclearinghouse.inf ... e23702.htm


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(Snip): .... Following the cancellation of the joint NATO military exercise planned between the IDF and Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan added fuel to the fire when he again brought up "Israel's war crimes in Gaza" saying that Israel "bombed children with phosphorous." ....

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 02,00.html


UN chief backs Abbas decision to debate Goldstone report.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1120613.html