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Last update - 13:16 08/10/2009
Sweden: Israel erred in not cooperating with Gaza probe
By The Associated Press
Tags: Gaza, UN, Goldstone 

The Swedish foreign minister said he supports a UN report claiming war crimes were committed by both sides during the Israel-Hamas Gaza conflict.

Carl Bildt says Israel made "a mistake" by not cooperating with the probe, which he called an "independent" and "serious" report that demands serious treatment.
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South African jurist Richard Goldstone's report alleged that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during Israel's offensive against the Islamic militants last winter.

Israel has rejected the war crimes allegations, declining to cooperate with the probe, fearing bias.

Bildt spoke to Swedish Radio on Thursday.

The United Nations Security Council said Wednesday it would not hold an emergency session on the report.

The decision came as a rejection to a request submitted by Libya, the only Arab member on the 15-nation council, to hold a meeting dedicated to discussing the report compiled by Goldstone.

Prior to Wednesday's Security Council meet, the Palestinian UN Mission issued a press release saying it affirmed full support for the Libyan request.

The UNSC, however, did decide to bump up a scheduled monthly meeting on the Middle East from October 20th to the 14th, at which time members could discuss the Goldstone report if they chose to do so.

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      1.   Not mentioned in the article: 13:53  |  Apa 08/10/09
      2.   Israel didn`t cooperate for a reason 14:07  |  Steve 08/10/09
      3.   Israel Knows It Is Guilty 14:50  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/10/09
      4.   Is That So!!! Israel did NOT Err, just reality 17:35  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 08/10/09
      5.   Israel did not cooperate for good reason 18:07  |  Mark Lincoln 08/10/09
      6.   to Yaakov Sullivan#3 18:18  |  Ilya 08/10/09
      7.   We made a mistake? 18:35  |  SA 08/10/09
      8.   Israel erred or did it?--2nd try 18:43  |  a wandering Jew 08/10/09
      9.   #2 STEVE 18:45  |  Pierre S 08/10/09
      10.   #2 STEVE 18:48  |  Pierre S 08/10/09
      11.   Carl Bildt 19:10  |  Iletzter 08/10/09
      12.   "Independent and Serious" ..Please dont make me laugh!! LOL 19:21  |  Alan SA 08/10/09
      13.   It`ll be interesting to see how this plays out 19:37  |  Colin Wright 08/10/09
      14.   Bildt/Goldstone 19:40  |  Louis Fried 08/10/09
      15.   Sweden 20:16  |  J. C. 08/10/09
      16.   Will Sweden probe Libel claims ? 20:43  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 08/10/09
      17.   Of course 21:03  |  Philippe 08/10/09
      18.   #4 Mark Lincoln 22:08  |  Mark B. 08/10/09
      19.   Sad to see Swedesh officials behave like they do, shame 23:00  |  CM 08/10/09
      20.   DOC HOLIDAY 17:01  |  steve 09/10/09
      21.   the "commetee" shot the arrow and paited a bullseye around it 23:39  |  simpatico 10/10/09
      22.   #20:steve; Good Rationalization ; But Wrong! 14:50  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 12/10/09
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