I asked MHZ some questions that pertain to exactly why Israel would not cooperate with a Commission, under the auspices on the UN Human Rights Commission-
They objected to the fact there was a fact-finding mission at all. All this over a report complied by a Jew who also says he loves Israel. Perhaps they would have preferred North Korea do the report? Their feathers are ruffled because they cannot kill 1400 civilians without having to do a bit of paperwork.
In the last 5 years how many reports slammed Israel
Obviously all of them, that's why they were brought up in the UN, how many got acted on,
zero. When abuses (real or imagined) brought allegations that were sinilar they got acted on, in sanctions or by (quick)military action.
How many slammed Arab countries
Not very many, most of the other ones had to do with Africa, which is not Arab. Of all those condemnations how many did Israel lodge herself first.
Was not Libya until recently a member of such Commission?
Is that why Israel hired 50.mercs, including Al Qaeda, to help quell the rebels. In those 'meetings' (which Isreal prevented Canada from attending) there would have been issues and solution examined. Which ones pertained to Libya and of the 'solutions' how many had been implemented? How many has Israel ever adopted?
The UN HRC is slanted & biased beyond belief - but you find the body to be credible - I find the body to be rot thru to the core.
Why didn't we straighten them out on the fact that our Reservations are in compliance with the articles of war/occupation covering internment camps.
Lastly - Goldstone's report was grossly in error. That must suck.
Try keeping up, the Israeli that said he chatted with Goldstone about a retraction was, OMG. lying through his teeth. You should know that as it was posted prior to your post. Just above the one where Bear is mocking the Jewish names, .... again. For your update.
Goldstone won't seek Gaza report nullification - Yahoo! News
In the Post article, Goldstone lauded Israel for conducting dozens of investigations into alleged wrongdoing. In particular, he sighted evidence that a deadly strike that killed more than 20 members of a Palestinian family resulted from faulty intelligence and was not an intentional attack.
Nevertheless, Goldstone said, he did not intend to seek the report's nullification.
"As appears from the Washington Post article, information subsequent to publication of the report did meet with the view that one correction should be made with regard to intentionality on the part of Israel," the judge said. "Further information as a result of domestic investigations could lead to further reconsideration, but as presently advised I have no reason to believe any part of the report needs to be reconsidered at this time."
Yishai told Israel's Army Radio station that he phoned Goldstone to express his appreciation for Goldstone's "courageous" reconsideration of his charges, and to invite him to tour Israel's southern communities that have sustained years of Palestinian rocket fire.
Yishai said Goldstone "as a Jew understands well the story of the Jewish people's suffering ... and it is very important for him to come and see this."
The minister added that Goldstone promised him he would take additional steps to retract his U.N. report.
Also speaking on Army Radio, Danny Gillerman, a former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. who also participated in the phone call, quoted Goldstone as saying he was ready to take steps to change the status of the report, but first wanted to "wait for the dust to settle" following his op-ed article in the Post.
The Geneva-based Human Rights Council has said it will continue to treat the report as a legitimate working document. Spokesman Cedric Sapey told the AP on Monday that Goldstone would have to submit a formal request for the report to be withdrawn.
Last month, a majority of the council's 47 members voted to pass the report up to the General Assembly, recommending the powerful U.N. Security Council be asked to submit it to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court.
Such a move is unlikely to pass the Security Council, where Israel's strongest ally, the United States, has veto power. But the mere suggestion of bringing war crimes charges has infuriated Israel.
