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PA seeks UN censure of Israel over Gaza, Temple Mount
By Barak Ravid
Tags: Goldstone Gaza Report 
Israel bracing for diplomatic battle on Gaza probe ahead of UN vote set to take place Thursday.

The United Nations Human Rights Council's deliberations over the Goldstone report on last winter's Gaza offensive will also deal with Jerusalem, the Temple Mount riots and the siege of Gaza, according to a resolution the Palestinian Authority and a group of countries intend to submit.

Haaretz has received a copy of the draft resolution, and the Foreign Ministry is bracing for a diplomatic battle ahead of the vote, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

Click here for the full text of the Palestinian draft resolution.
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According to a political source in Jerusalem, the PA's ambassador to UN institutions in Geneva, Ibrahim Khraishi, told the ambassadors of the countries involved, most of them Arab and Muslim, that the main motivation behind the Palestinian request to discuss the Goldstone report stemmed from "Israeli provocations in Jerusalem." The Palestinians had originally decided not to have the report discussed.

The Palestinian ambassador said Israel must be shown that it cannot evade international law.

The new draft resolution is entitled "The human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem."

The resolution, which Foreign Ministry sources have described as "very extreme," has three parts: East Jerusalem, the Goldstone report on Operation Cast Lead, and the report by the UN's human rights commissioner on conditions in the Gaza Strip.

An official at the Foreign Ministry says the draft "will only serve to show how excessive the Palestinian claims really are."

In the section on Jerusalem, the council states that it is "deeply concerned ... at the Israeli policy of closure and severe restrictions, including the permit regime, that continue to be imposed on the movement of Palestinians, hindering their free access to their Christian and Muslim holy sites, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque."

The resolution "strongly condemns all policies and measures taken by Israel, the occupying power, to limit access of Palestinians to their properties and holy sites particularly in Occupied East Jerusalem, on the basis of national origin, religion, sex, age or any other status, which are in grave violation of the Palestinian People's civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights."

The draft proposal demands that Israel abide by international conventions and "allow Palestinian citizens and worshippers unhindered access to their properties and religious sites."

There is also a demand that Israel "immediately cease all digging and excavation works ... beneath and around Al Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity, and refrain from any acts or operations that may endanger the structure or foundations or change the nature of holy sites both Christian and Islamic in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem."

Regarding the Goldstone report, the draft resolution states that the council "fully endorses the recommendations contained in the report, and calls upon all concerned parties including UN bodies, to ensure their immediate implementation in accordance with their respective mandates."

The resolution recommends that the General Assembly "consider the report during its 64th session" and requests that the Secretary General submit a report to the 13th session of the council on "the status of implementation" of the report's recommendations. On Gaza, the resolution states the "Israeli siege imposed on the occupied Gaza Strip, including the closure of border crossings and the cutting of the supply of fuel, food and medicine, constitutes collective punishment of Palestinian civilians and leads to disastrous humanitarian and environmental consequences."

The deliberations at the council will take place tomorrow and Friday, with a vote on the resolution on Monday.

The Foreign Ministry is preparing for a difficult struggle.

According to instructions being sent out to Israeli ambassadors, "We must make it clear to our interlocutors that we are opposed to any resolution on which there would be a vote, and we expect that their delegations will oppose [such a move]."

The Goldstone report will also be mentioned today at the Security Council during the monthly general review of developments in the Middle East. But the council will not deliberate on it, turning down an effort by Libya to hold a special session on the subject.

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      1.   That darn Goldstone Report... 03:34  |  BBSNews 14/10/09
      2.   Censure, over the Temple Mount? 03:40  |  Mark Lincoln 14/10/09
      3.   Abbas is full of baloney 03:43  |  John Q. Public 14/10/09
      4.   Can the PA give a good explanation for the ... 03:49  |  Jasper 14/10/09
      5.   what woyld be the resolt? 03:57  |  cesare 14/10/09
      6.   Palestinian Arrogance 04:06  |  Robert 14/10/09
      7.   What about Gaza? 04:24  |  Mark Lincoln 14/10/09
      8.   Israel and International Law 04:24  |  Cynic 14/10/09
      9.   Yeah right! 05:11  |  SRSabbah 14/10/09
      10.   What happened to those cellphone contracts? 05:43  |  idf_sergeant 14/10/09
      11.   Great way to delay discussing of Palestinian State 05:44  |  Gina 14/10/09
      12.   So I wonder at which point in the witch trial, the PA will offer 05:59  |  Jacob Blues 14/10/09
      13.   Worshippers! More like rioters 06:48  |  McQueen 14/10/09
      14.   Muslims riots, Muslims engage in terror in Israel 06:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/10/09
      15.   Goldstone`s farce will be never ending 07:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/10/09
      16.   Jerusalem 07:07  |  Thurman 14/10/09
      17.   Why would Israel dream of leaving any territory? 07:18  |  dudi 14/10/09
      18.   Palestinians just don`t want peace 07:23  |  fredyr 14/10/09
      19.   temp;e mount and east jerusalem 07:29  |  zoe 14/10/09
      20.   The PA walks step by step towards an end to relationships between 07:30  |  Eitan, Qatzrin 14/10/09
      21.   PA scores propaganda points while it loses the game 07:34  |  peter rouget 14/10/09
      22.   What on earth is "extreme" on this draft....???? 08:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 14/10/09
      23.   The greater pity, Cipora #14, 15... 08:18  |  Esther 14/10/09
      24.   zoe 19... better that we also respect others... 08:23  |  Esther 14/10/09
      25.   ... but dudi #17, the "peace process" has never begun... 08:32  |  Esther 14/10/09
      26.   Without US, the UN would sort out Israel/Palestine instantly 09:13  |  Michael 14/10/09
      27.   bbsnews just KEEPS on DREAMING and DROOLING.... 09:19  |  CK Tan 14/10/09
      28.   Instead of peace, now both sides concentrate on the next war..... 09:56  |  S 14/10/09
      29.   the PA are finally starting to show their true colours 09:59  |  Dave 14/10/09
      30.   Extreme Palestinian Claims? Goldstone is not a Palestinian! 10:06  |  Moshe Cryan 14/10/09
      31.   ester 10:17  |  zoe 14/10/09
      32.   The Palestinian Authority is seeking a way out of negotiations 10:29  |  Eitan, Qatzrin 14/10/09
      33.   S #26... Wow! S the prophet is new to us... 10:43  |  Esther 14/10/09
      34.   swiss dino LOOKS but do NOT see. As usual. 10:45  |  CK Tan 14/10/09
      35.   ... but Esther #23 10:46  |  Silvia 14/10/09
      36.   Mr. Lincoln 10:50  |  sh 14/10/09
      37.   Cipora #15...Israel itself elevated Goldstone to what he is today 10:50  |  Esther 14/10/09
      38.   Abbas is trying to save his ass! 10:52  |  rm 14/10/09
      39.   to esther,#23, let me refresh your memory 10:57  |  nina 14/10/09
      40.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 15 Court Jew-Kappo 11:01  |  uriah 14/10/09
      41.   Not a single foreign visitor can go to venerate Black Stone of 11:02  |  17 14/10/09
      42.   Israel needs to overhall all her policy towards Arabs... 11:09  |  Vladimir 14/10/09
      43.   How peace is achieved 11:17  |  Rami 14/10/09
      44.   #15an excellent, really fine description 11:21  |  Ardi 14/10/09
      45.   You have to wonder at those saying the 11:28  |  r cummings 14/10/09
      46.   Severe Discrimination on Temple Mount 11:28  |  Dr Eric 14/10/09
      47.   The more Jerusalem is discussed the more the ignorant will learn. 11:35  |  Gilad 14/10/09
      48.   unhrc and terrorisme 11:37  |  qassam 14/10/09
      49.   FIGHTING over a "non criminal level evidence"report will divert 11:41  |  PETER SM 14/10/09
      50.   UNDERWHELMED 11:53  |  Steve of Mevaserret 14/10/09
      51.   Mark Lincoln 11:56  |  proud american 14/10/09
      52.   Israel has been stoking tensions in the hope 12:00  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/10/09
      53.   to all the bible thumper 12:03  |  proud american 14/10/09
      54.   The Temple Mount resolution 12:05  |  r cummings 14/10/09
      55.   "Peace process" - Arabs commited to 12:30  |  17 14/10/09
      56.   PETER SM 12:37  |  Roo 14/10/09
      57.   They create fictional stories, "narratives", and then expect the 12:38  |  Eitan, Qatzrin 14/10/09
      58.   Bibi stalled the negotiations and lost control of the game 12:42  |  Dave 14/10/09
      59.   # 34 CK Tan, this is a free world...... 13:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 14/10/09
      60.   Eitan, Qatzrin, and `your` fuzzy narrative? #57 13:21  |  Roo 14/10/09
      61.   It`s Only the UN-Who Cares? 13:26  |  Jane 14/10/09
      62.   robert 13:32  |  yerushalmi 14/10/09
      63.   ROO How will this distraction help? 13:35  |  PETER SM 14/10/09
      64.   I dunno zoe #31... but since the State of Israel came into being 13:40  |  Esther 14/10/09
      65.   PLO accepted Israeli right to exist+demands unlimited ROR into it 13:43  |  Sam 14/10/09
      66.   Diarrhrea of the pen 13:47  |  Walter 14/10/09
      67.   Silvia #35... I admit that you got me there... 13:52  |  Esther 14/10/09
      68.   PA 13:53  |  yerushalmi 14/10/09
      69.   "Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people"...? 14:00  |  Eitan 14/10/09
      70.   dino 14:05  |  oz 14/10/09
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      72.   Silvis # 35 re Esther # 23 14:14  |  American in NY 14/10/09
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      75.   American in NY #33 14:42  |  Silvia 14/10/09
      76.   American in NY - cont 14:48  |  Silvia 14/10/09
      77.   BBSNews and hopefully it will not go away 14:48  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/10/09
      78.   a warning? 14:49  |  Yaron 14/10/09
      79.   Eitan 15:15  |  Roo 14/10/09
      80.   Facts = INTELLIGENCE Roo 15:20  |  Yakov 14/10/09
      81.   Nina #39... yes, I indeed should have remembered that 15:30  |  Esther 14/10/09
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      83.   (quote) The Palestinian ambassador said Israel must be shown that 15:56  |  MB 14/10/09
      84.   To Silvia 16:11  |  Sam Soul 14/10/09
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      86.   Silvia on Eating Hummous on Gazan Debris 16:40  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/10/09
      87.   swiss d WALLOWS in his pen of HYPOCRISY 16:44  |  CK Tan 14/10/09
      88.   Obviously no need for Israel to negotiate with PA 16:48  |  Paul Freedman 14/10/09
      89.   Silvia your response to Esther. 17:00  |  David Ben Cohen 14/10/09
      90.   HELP, we`re taken hostage!!!!!! 17:02  |  tiki Belgium 14/10/09
      91.   GAZA , Jerusalem, Jihad and Arab lies! 17:15  |  NADAV 14/10/09
      92.   ISRAEL MUST OBEY INTERNATIONAL LAW 17:17  |  JOHN BROWN 14/10/09
      93.   "American in NY" 17:18  |  Yakov 14/10/09
      94.   #1 BBS it keeps going and going just like you 17:18  |  Big Sur 14/10/09
      95.   #2 Mark Lincoln I give you credit where it is due 17:20  |  Big Sur 14/10/09
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      98.   #69 Mr Sullivan, Trans Jordan was the original occupier 17:28  |  Big Sur 14/10/09
      99.   #15 Say Cipora, "court Jew" you say???!!! 17:34  |  ballistic 14/10/09
      100.   Sam, you`re well behind the times on that one 17:39  |  r cummings 14/10/09
      101.   Palestinian hypocrisy 18:07  |  D. Taylor 14/10/09
      102.   Temple Mount 18:16  |  Gavriela 14/10/09
      103.   # 65 oz, if you are honest, you will have to admit.... 18:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 14/10/09
      104.   Eitan - State of the Jewish people 18:31  |  r cummings 14/10/09
      105.   Eitan 18:33  |  Roo 14/10/09
      106.   #21, peter rouget, very well said 19:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/10/09
      107.   #44, Ardi 20:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 14/10/09
      108.   Big Sur on my IDF Status 20:15  |  Yaakoiv Sullivan 14/10/09
      109.   #80 D Taylor, nonsense, say we`ve found all 20:27  |  ballistic 14/10/09
      110.   cummings-You are putting your own words in other people`s mouths 20:54  |  Sam 14/10/09
      111.   #87 No Cipora, Mr. Goldstone`s report will accelerate 20:55  |  ballistic 14/10/09
      112.   Israeli Policy is far more extreme than the draft resolution 20:56  |  Ibrahim 14/10/09
      113.   JOHN BROWN 21:18  |  Gavriela 14/10/09
      114.   Vladimir 21:21  |  Gavriela 14/10/09
      115.   VOICES SO LOUD YOU CANT HEAR IT 21:24  |  TOBIA 14/10/09
      116.   Religion and language can be found at the center of any culture. 21:41  |  Maureen Ann 14/10/09
      117.   "RIGHTS" 22:14  |  Michael Greenberg 14/10/09
      118.   John Brown 22:25  |  David 14/10/09
      119.   To esther in Tel Aviv 23:26  |  Jackie 14/10/09
      120.   #77 john browns history book lies amouldering 23:41  |  vhardman 14/10/09
      121.   To: #88 John Brown 23:59  |  Good 14/10/09
      122.   Robert Look around!! 00:06  |  Michelle 15/10/09
      123.   Moslem sanctimonious hypocrites slandering the Jews & Israel? 00:08  |  Catholic observer 15/10/09
      124.   SULLIVAN considering the Moslem numbers in the UN plus 02:00  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      125.   #6 Robert 02:42  |  Phadil 15/10/09
      126.   1948-67 Arab occupation: No Jew allowed visit Holiest site. 03:21  |  Eve 15/10/09
      127.   Dino, if you were honest you would admit that UN GA is biased 03:35  |  Eve 15/10/09
      128.   Silvia # 70-71 03:37  |  American in NY 15/10/09
      129.   Cummings, 22 states call themselves ARAB, many also Moslem 03:41  |  Eve 15/10/09
      130.   John Brown, Where ever are Palestinians mentioned 2500BC to 1948 03:48  |  Eve 15/10/09
      131.   PA Heroes: Abu-Isbah and Mughrabi 04:09  |  Steve of Mevaserret 15/10/09
      132.   #64 Consider what you are saying, Eitan 07:05  |  Johnboy 15/10/09
      133.   #89 2o states define themselves as Arab, many as Moslem states 07:51  |  Eve 15/10/09
      134.   JOHNBOY Have you considered other Arabs were quite happy to kill 08:24  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
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