“Resuming a new phase of the peace process without proper preparation and adherence to specific terms of reference such as the roadmap, will only result in a repetition of the Annapolis process and its outcome, failure. The peace camps in Israel and Palestine had different expectations from this American administration.”
The findings and recommendations of the Goldstone report were shocking to Israelis. They were furious at the warrant for Ehud Barak’s arrest in London as a result of a court case brought by the families of the many victims of Israel’s Gaza offensive. But the decision to support the deferral of a vote on the report in the UN’s Human Rights Council has caused an earthquake in Palestinian politics.
Tags: Gaza, Gaza invasion, Ghassan Khatib, Goldstone report, Israel, Palestine, Palestinians, United States, war crimes
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I feel that efforts, after the fact to tear apart this report are simply immoral.
As far as I can tell this commission was scrupulous in its attention to international law, detail, not merely accepting testimony, but looking for forensic evidence to make certain that the testimony was in fact, true.
The investigators did note, for example, rocket launchers at the Gaza side and from the direction and angles, estimated possible locations that could have been struck by various models of rockets that could be launched from them. They requested to visit the approximate locations, but the request was denied.
I find that such after the fact opposition to the report lacks much credibility
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