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U.N. Affirms Israeli-Hamas War Crimes Report

by snuffysmith | November 7, 2009 at 07:39 am

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U.N. Affirms Israeli-Hamas War Crimes Report By Thalif Deen

The report, which was favourably voted by the 47-member Human Rights Council in Geneva last month, received overwhelming support Thursday in the 192-member General Assembly. The vote was 114 in favour and 18 against, with 44 abstentions. The 18 countries that voted against the resolution included the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Israel. Continue http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23909.htm

This outcome of this vote should come as no surprise. Its unfortunate that the US took the position it did on the vote.

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snuffysmith

at 07:43 on November 7th, 2009

Goldstone and Gaza

By Jimmy Carter

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/opinion/06iht-edcarter.html

Knowing of the ability of Israeli forces, often using U.S. weapons, to strike targets with pinpoint accuracy, it was difficult to understand or explain the destruction of hospitals, schools, prisons, United Nations facilities, small factories and repair shops, agricultural processing plants and almost 40,000 homes

Uwe Paschen

at 16:52 on November 7th, 2009

It is unfortunate Germany voted as it did.

Money and power seem to prevail with the 18 that voted against and this o the detriment of justice and equality.

Hugh Askew

at 19:38 on November 7th, 2009

I have read the report. Israel was the bad guy. The Palestinians are allowed to do as they please, because they are Palestinians, therefore incapable of really being the bad guys.

That, in a nutshell, is the condensed version.

the word pathetic comes to mind.