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Guess who initiated the Goldstone Commission
Guess who initiated the Goldstone Commission
I'm sure you'll all be shocked, just shocked, to hear who initiated the Goldstone Commission. In an interview with Al-Jazeera (English), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) spills the beans. Al Jazeera: The UN's Goldstone report has been in ...
Goldstone defends UN report on Gaza at Brandeis forum
boston.com — At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) defended his UN report on Israel’s actions in the Gaza... invasion. Diplomat Dore Gold said it all but ignored Israel’s right to defend itself. At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) ... (more) Goldstone defends UN report on Gaza at Brandeis forum
Lawrence Wright: What really happened during the Israeli attacks?
newyorker.com — In southwest Israel, at the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, there is a small crossing... station not far from a kibbutz named Kerem Shalom. A guard tower looms over the flat, scrubby buffer zone. Gaza never extends more than seven miles wide, and the ... (more) Lawrence Wright: What really happened during the Israeli ...
Richard Goldstone v. Dore Gold Liveblog
Richard Goldstone v. Dore Gold Liveblog
israelmatzav.blogspot.com — This is the first of at least three posts tonight that will deal with the Goldstone -... Gold debate I just saw at Brandeis. The first one is my liveblog notes of the debate. The second will include video of the entire debate, which is being uploaded to ... (more) Richard Goldstone v. Dore Gold Liveblog
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Conceived in sin
Yourish.com — ... more than 300,000 civilian deaths in Darfur as a result of the genocidal campaign sponsored by Mr. Bashir. Scores of villages have been systematically burned, and thousands of women systematically raped. Mr. Bashir responded to the ICC’s arrest warrant last month by expelling international aid groups from Darfur. The result has been growing food and water shortages and new epidemics, according to the Enough Project. Regardless of this blatant hypocrisy, Israel Matzav points out: But the key figure in this article has nothing to do ...

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