Comments on: How Israel Bought off UN’s War Crimes Probe http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: b99 http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/#comment-56598 b99 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:45:24 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10949#comment-56598 Excellent, Mary. Thank Allah (or a genie) for Qaddafi. Excellent, Mary. Thank Allah (or a genie) for Qaddafi.

]]> By: mary http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/#comment-56594 mary Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:43:59 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10949#comment-56594 The rodent-like Abbas has changed his mind! Probably realizes the fury there has been. And good for Gaddafi, so often demonized by Western governments and media, for speaking up for the Palestinians in Gaza. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8296469.stm Page last updated at 09:32 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 10:32 UK UN body to debate Gaza 'crimes' Anger against Mahmoud Abbas has been especially strong in Gaza (photo) The UN has brought forward a regular Security Council meeting on the Middle East after Libya demanded an urgent debate on alleged war crimes in Gaza. Arab states say the 14 October debate must tackle a report which criticised Israel, after the US argued against a emergency session dedicated to it. The UN Human Rights Council delayed its debate on the findings of the Goldstone report following a Palestinian request. Libya's envoy to the Security Council said its aim was to "keep momentum". Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has come under sharp criticism at home for requesting the UNHRC delay, which followed intense pressure from the US. 'All of our energies are being employed to move this process forward, and we want to clear the decks of any issues that might impede our progress' Ian Kelly US state department. State department spokesman Ian Kelly insisted the US focus was solely on reviving the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and wanted "to clear the decks of any issues that might impede our progress towards this". Palestinian officials voiced "full support" for Libya's efforts to get the issue on the agenda of the Security Council, and senior PA politician Yasser Abed Rabbo has called the request for a UNHCR delay a "mistake". Mr Abbas himself has ordered an "investigation" into how his own government made the decision, in an apparent attempt to head off a wave of anger and protests. 'Disproportionate' Libya is the only Arab state on the 15-member body, where US diplomats regularly use their power of veto to block measures against its close ally Israel. The Human Rights Council will not now address the 574-page Goldstone report - which accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of committing war crimes in the conflict - until March 2010. The UN panel led by eminent South African judge Richard Goldstone accused Israel of using disproportionate force and deliberately harming civilians. Hamas militants were accused of indiscriminate rocket fire at Israeli civilians. It urged the UN Security Council to refer allegations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if either side failed to investigate and prosecute suspects. Israel has rejected the evidence, saying it has already investigated its troops' conduct, clearing most of the subjects of wrongdoing. Hamas also denied committing war crimes. Israeli military action destroyed thousands of homes, hundreds of factories and 80 official buildings in Gaza. Palestinians and human rights groups say more than 1,400 people were killed in the violence between 27 December 2008 and 16 January 2009, more than half of them civilians. Israel puts the number of deaths at 1,166 - fewer than 300 of them civilians. Three Israeli civilians and 10 Israeli soldiers were also killed. The rodent-like Abbas has changed his mind! Probably realizes the fury there has been. And good for Gaddafi, so often demonized by Western governments and media, for speaking up for the Palestinians in Gaza.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8296469.stm

Page last updated at 09:32 GMT, Thursday, 8 October 2009 10:32 UK

UN body to debate Gaza ‘crimes’

Anger against Mahmoud Abbas has been especially strong in Gaza (photo)

The UN has brought forward a regular Security Council meeting on the Middle East after Libya demanded an urgent debate on alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Arab states say the 14 October debate must tackle a report which criticised Israel, after the US argued against a emergency session dedicated to it.

The UN Human Rights Council delayed its debate on the findings of the Goldstone report following a Palestinian request.

Libya’s envoy to the Security Council said its aim was to “keep momentum”.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has come under sharp criticism at home for requesting the UNHRC delay, which followed intense pressure from the US.

‘All of our energies are being employed to move this process forward, and we want to clear the decks of any issues that might impede our progress’ Ian Kelly US state department.

State department spokesman Ian Kelly insisted the US focus was solely on reviving the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and wanted “to clear the decks of any issues that might impede our progress towards this”.

Palestinian officials voiced “full support” for Libya’s efforts to get the issue on the agenda of the Security Council, and senior PA politician Yasser Abed Rabbo has called the request for a UNHCR delay a “mistake”.

Mr Abbas himself has ordered an “investigation” into how his own government made the decision, in an apparent attempt to head off a wave of anger and protests.

‘Disproportionate’

Libya is the only Arab state on the 15-member body, where US diplomats regularly use their power of veto to block measures against its close ally Israel.

The Human Rights Council will not now address the 574-page Goldstone report – which accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of committing war crimes in the conflict – until March 2010.

The UN panel led by eminent South African judge Richard Goldstone accused Israel of using disproportionate force and deliberately harming civilians. Hamas militants were accused of indiscriminate rocket fire at Israeli civilians.

It urged the UN Security Council to refer allegations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if either side failed to investigate and prosecute suspects.

Israel has rejected the evidence, saying it has already investigated its troops’ conduct, clearing most of the subjects of wrongdoing. Hamas also denied committing war crimes.

Israeli military action destroyed thousands of homes, hundreds of factories and 80 official buildings in Gaza.

Palestinians and human rights groups say more than 1,400 people were killed in the violence between 27 December 2008 and 16 January 2009, more than half of them civilians.

Israel puts the number of deaths at 1,166 – fewer than 300 of them civilians. Three Israeli civilians and 10 Israeli soldiers were also killed.

]]> By: kalidas http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/#comment-56520 kalidas Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:44:11 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10949#comment-56520 "The best way to control the opposition is to lead it." - Lenin “The best way to control the opposition is to lead it.” – Lenin

]]> By: bozhidar balkas vancouver http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/#comment-56508 bozhidar balkas vancouver Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:45:53 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10949#comment-56508 What can pal'ns do but to annul its demand that goldstone report goes before ICC. I cannot see that any observer cannot see that PA sees the writing on the wall. It says clearly USAUSAUSA! It depends entirely on US and europe, or ab. one bn people, what pal'ns get. A slice, crumbs, a permament visit s'mwhere. Or one binat'l state. We can, if we review amerostory, firmly conclude, that we can't predict what the clazy amers wld do. Remember hiro and naga? Chile, indochina, palestina, iraq? So, the richest side with one bn clazy people; strongest ever econo-military-diplomatically, pitted against a reserve of 3mn people abandoned by almost all lands cannot 'adequately' deal with their few business people looking after numero uno. tnx What can pal’ns do but to annul its demand that goldstone report goes before ICC.
I cannot see that any observer cannot see that PA sees the writing on the wall. It says clearly USAUSAUSA!
It depends entirely on US and europe, or ab. one bn people, what pal’ns get.
A slice, crumbs, a permament visit s’mwhere. Or one binat’l state. We can, if we review amerostory, firmly conclude, that we can’t predict what the clazy amers wld do.
Remember hiro and naga? Chile, indochina, palestina, iraq?
So, the richest side with one bn clazy people; strongest ever econo-military-diplomatically, pitted against a reserve of 3mn people abandoned by almost all lands cannot ‘adequately’ deal with their few business people
looking after numero uno.
tnx

]]> By: Noisy Tappet http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/10/how-israel-bought-off-un%e2%80%99s-war-crimes-probe/#comment-56487 Noisy Tappet Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:49:58 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=10949#comment-56487 Must apply irresistible pressure for massive intervention and sanctions against Israel. Let them feel the squeeze. Only hope. Must apply irresistible pressure for massive intervention and sanctions against Israel. Let them feel the squeeze. Only hope.

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