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U.S. House backs resolution to condemn Goldstone Gaza report
By Natasha Mozgovaya and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents, and News Agencies
Tags: Goldstone Gaza Report 

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday condemned a UN report that accuses Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of committing war crimes in Gaza early this year as irredeemably biased and unworthy of further consideration or legitimacy.

With a 344-36 vote, the House passed a nonbinding resolution that urged President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to oppose unequivocally any endorsement of the report. Twenty-two representatives voted present.

The report, commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council, accuses both
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srael and the Palestinian Hamas group of war crimes but presents Israel's actions as much more serious.

The report "paints a distorted picture," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. It "epitomizes the practice of singling Israel out from all other nations for condemnation."

The Ros-Lehtinen/Berman resolution defines the report as "biased and unworthy of further consideration," U.S. Representative Howard Berman, chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, said recently at the Jerusalem Conference.

Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, warned lawmakers that further consideration of the Goldstone report could seriously harm Middle East peace negotiations.

"Israel, like all sovereign nations, has the responsibility to respect human rights and adhere to international law," she said, "However, its defense of its citizens against attacks by Hamas militants simply cannot be conflated with terrorist actions.

"Facilitating a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is among our most important foreign policy priorities, and further consideration of the Goldstone report could hinder movement toward peace negotiations," said Lowey.

However, opponents of the House move warned that although the resolution was non-binding, it would hurt U.S. credibility as a broker of Middle East peace.

The National Jewish Democratic Council urged Democratic members of Congress to support the resolution and denounce the commission's report.

"The Obama administration has made it abundantly and repeatedly clear that they stand with Israel against the distorted Goldstone Commission report. And as this legislation correctly asserts, the report is indeed 'irredeemably biased,'" the JDC said in a statement.

"We concur with the findings of the Ros-Lehtinen/Berman resolution that this report is deeply flawed, and that the U.S. government should do all in its power to stop this report in its tracks at the UN, lest it be used to undermine Israel's fundamental right to self-defense in the future."


PA envoy: Report is balanced and responsible

The Palestinians are pressing for adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution that urges Israel and the Palestinians to carry out independent investigations of alleged war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter.

The proposed General Assembly resolution also calls for possible Security Council action if both sides don't take credible steps in three months.

The 192-nation world body has scheduled a meeting Wednesday to consider a resolution adopted by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Oct. 16 that endorsed the report on the Gaza war by an expert panel chaired by Goldstone.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN observer, said Tuesday the draft resolution is balanced and very responsible and is supported by many countries, though several European nations indicated they are still seeking changes.

"We're listening to all comments, but the draft resolution as it stands, the thrust of it, is asking for investigation, and there is unanimity on that call," he said. "We'll take it from there."

Mansour said the resolution will definitely be approved, but he said, "I don't think it will be put to a vote before Thursday."

Israel urges West to reject Goldstone report

Meanwhile, Israel has called on Western nations to speak out against any endorsement of report when the matter comes up for deliberation at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

Israel has told the countries of the European Union and other friendly nations that it expects them to vote against any resolution proposed by the Arab states on the report.

The deliberations will revolve around a draft resolution by Arab states
calling for the adoption of the report and the transfer of the debate from the General Assembly to the Security Council. The resolution also calls for an independent inquiry by Israel into Operation Cast Lead and the presentation of its conclusions in three months.

Senior officials at the Foreign Ministry described the Arab resolution as very extreme and said it constitutes an escalation of the attacks against Israel in international forums.

A vote is not expected immediately, but Israeli sources say one is likely by the end of the week.

On Tuesday, Britain and France, representing the EU, held talks with
representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Arab states at the United Nations in an effort to soften the proposed resolution.

Accordingly a Franco-British document representing the EU has been drafted, describing "red lines" that the resolution should not cross if the Arab states and the Palestinians expect Western support.

Essentially, the offer seeks to avoid the transfer of deliberations from the General Assembly to the Security Council or the International Criminal Court at The Hague. The Europeans are asking Israel and the Palestinians to agree to an independent inquiry into the war and a return of the matter to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

A notable element in the Arab draft resolution is a failure to mention Hamas; it refers only to the Palestinians, even though the original Goldstone report mentions Hamas and accuses it of carrying out war crimes along with Israel.

Whatever form it takes, the Arab resolution is expected to gain a majority with 130 votes. However, if it remains extremist and the Europeans refuse to support it, there is a chance that around 60 countries will vote against it or abstain.

Foreign Ministry director general Yossi Gal told ambassadors on Tuesday that any further support for the Goldstone report would have a negative effect on the peace process and undermine democracies' right to self-defense.

ADL director to Goldstone: As a good Jew, repudiate report

Anti-Defamation League director Abraham Foxman of ADL called on Goldstone to repudiate his report: "I have had great respect for you over the years. Your work at the head of the South Africa Reconciliation Commission and in helping to find a just solution to the Bosnian conflict deserves the highest commendation.

"Moreover, I know you to be a proud Jew who serves on the Board of Trustees of Hebrew University and who has a daughter living in Israel."

"With this background, I wondered in the first place how you could take on the chairmanship of the investigation of the war in Gaza mandated by the UN Human Rights Council," he said. "After all, the Human Rights Council has repeatedly demonstrated its bias against Israel and in its stated mission for the investigation began with assumptions presuming Israeli guilt."

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      1.   light 19:58  |  Jesus 03/11/09
      2.   Crazy... 20:16  |  Adam 03/11/09
      3.   observation 20:36  |  potobac 03/11/09
      4.   Israel urges West: Reject Goldstone report at UN 20:45  |  Sammy Goren 03/11/09
      5.   "U.S. Congress voting on report" LOL, the rest of the world.... 21:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 03/11/09
      6.   Goldstone report 21:16  |  truth seeker 03/11/09
      7.   Rejecting the Goldstone Report means that 21:19  |  Ram 03/11/09
      8.   I doubt Obama even read the report.. 21:23  |  Marc Leb 03/11/09
      9.   Please reject the Goldstone report at the UN 21:31  |  Cynic #2 03/11/09
      10.   israel must abide by all UN resolutions and International Laws! 21:42  |  american observer 03/11/09
      11.   potobac the answer is simple--Israel is afraid 21:49  |  Labhras 03/11/09
      12.   You people are crazy 22:16  |  Jim 03/11/09
      13.   a lesson in politics 22:16  |  Marc 03/11/09
      14.   let me guess 22:23  |  edgar 03/11/09
      15.   Please do our dirty work for us!!! 23:10  |  Johnboy 03/11/09
      16.   Okay, will the U.S. now take Hamas off its terror-list...??? 23:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 03/11/09
      17.   Our "Amen ... 23:40  |  Moderate Jew 03/11/09
      18.   Interview with Goldstone by Bill Moyersof PBS channel 23:52  |  stella 03/11/09
      19.   The Goldstone report is true. You can`t kill the truth. 23:52  |  Michael 03/11/09
      20.   democrats protecting jewish votes, thats all 23:55  |  Wasim Ali 03/11/09
      21.   The real bias 00:05  |  John 04/11/09
      22.   what you will see: US will vote against 00:09  |  what you wont see 04/11/09
      23.   If this U.N. report was against an Arab country ... 00:14  |  Mark 04/11/09
      24.   Marc ,your Legion Etrangere goons were firing at unarmed demonstr 00:16  |  Absolute Sweden 04/11/09
      25.   #7 Mr Jim and crazy people 00:46  |  Solovey Razboynik 04/11/09
      26.   That`s because congress works for AIPAC... 01:07  |  arik 04/11/09
      27.   Israeli government wags tail, Congress barks 01:10  |  Menschenskind 04/11/09
      28.   A worthless resolution 01:17  |  one 04/11/09
      29.   Support from corrupt US Congress makes Israel look even worse. 01:17  |  p. 04/11/09
      30.   US Jewish Lobby ? Non existing phenomenon ! 01:30  |  Engelbert 04/11/09
      31.   #7 You people are crazy 01:32  |  Canadain 04/11/09
      32.   Hatred For Jews and Israel showing 01:37  |  Tobia 04/11/09
      33.   who is crazy? Jim? 01:43  |  Hirz 04/11/09
      34.   Great. 36 members of Congress with a backbone and a brain. 01:47  |  Michael 04/11/09
      35.   US Congress captured by AIPAC 01:48  |  Americafirster 04/11/09
      36.   gee....what a shocker! 01:48  |  hf 04/11/09
      37.   if the truth could be buried 01:49  |  David Moshkovitch 04/11/09
      38.   Swiss (Dino) speaks; the world listens breathlessly 02:02  |  passerby 04/11/09
      39.   A sad day 02:05  |  stella westwell 04/11/09
      40.   Why is Israel so afraid? 02:05  |  Janice 04/11/09
      41.   Triumph 02:07  |  John 04/11/09
      42.   #7 Jim 02:19  |  Cool B 04/11/09
      43.   Say It Ain`t So. 02:25  |  Cool B 04/11/09
      44.   Oh Shut up Adam #2 02:31  |  Yariv 04/11/09
      45.   observation 02:40  |  John 04/11/09
      46.   But will Obama & the Fat Lady sing? 03:01  |  Gully Foyle 04/11/09
      47.   If US Networks Had Covered the War on Gaza, the American People 03:14  |  Monitor 04/11/09
      48.   The problem is 03:28  |  KO 04/11/09
      49.   The report is the slap in the face of Israeli leftists 03:32  |  Gene 04/11/09
      50.   US Rejects Goldstone Report 03:39  |  Hussein 04/11/09
      51.   too bad it`s unbinding 03:45  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 04/11/09
      52.   Monitor - only half of it I`m afraid. 03:54  |  Ryan 04/11/09
      53.   America 03:56  |  ABDUL GHAFAR 04/11/09
      54.   No##14 American people know. 04:01  |  Dr.Joji Cherian 04/11/09
      55.   Goldstone Deniers 04:04  |  Marc Leb 04/11/09
      56.   US endorsement of Israeli colonialism and war crimes! 04:11  |  Sceptic 04/11/09
      57.   America 04:34  |  stella westwell 04/11/09
      58.   Monitor (#14). If the US Networks had covered the 10,000... 04:37  |  flyingdoc57 04/11/09
      59.   Israel`s stooges in the U.S. House blindly ....... 04:54  |  John 04/11/09
      60.   flyingdoc57 - Oh trust me, they would. 05:17  |  Ryan 04/11/09
      61.   #14 Monitor....US is solidly behind Israel 05:18  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      62.   Oh, and one other thing. 05:19  |  Ryan 04/11/09
      63.   36 votes better than nothing 05:20  |  Confused 04/11/09
      64.   U.S. Congress 05:22  |  Steve Beikirch 04/11/09
      65.   GOLDSTONE chose to reject Hamas deliberately putting civillians 05:24  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
      66.   U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... 05:26  |  EL 04/11/09
      67.   Thank you, members of the US Congress!! 05:30  |  David Sapir 04/11/09
      68.   flyingdoc57 25 05:50  |  potobac 04/11/09
      69.   At least there is one sane public body in the world 05:51  |  Shalom Freedman 04/11/09
      70.   house of representatives 05:58  |  persian 04/11/09
      71.   flyingdoc57 - If you want an example... 06:26  |  Ryan 04/11/09
      72.   Who Cares? 06:44  |  Isaac 04/11/09
      73.   If you held a vote in the UN Human rights council 06:46  |  Ben 04/11/09
      74.   #14 - Monitor you don`t know what you are talking about 06:47  |  MichaelF 04/11/09
      75.   A pleasant surprise 06:47  |  Colin Wright 04/11/09
      76.   Foxman and Goldstone 06:51  |  Colin Wright 04/11/09
      77.   US House of Representatives 06:53  |  Issa 04/11/09
      78.   Iran surrounding Israel with missiles 06:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      79.   The US should resist the Goldstone report 07:03  |  Ben 04/11/09
      80.   Anyone surprised? Nothing has changed 07:21  |  Palestinian Brit 04/11/09
      81.   ISSA House of Representives does not dance to your tune 07:23  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
      82.   Oh shut up Yariv 07:31  |  Bill 04/11/09
      83.   Anyone who considers the Goldstone report valid... 07:33  |  Stacy 04/11/09
      84.   U.S. House of Representatives 07:36  |  Bill 04/11/09
      85.   #43 Cipora . War around the corner 07:43  |  arik 04/11/09
      86.   on the Goldstone vote 08:01  |  Richard Brown 04/11/09
      87.   CJK absolutely correct 08:02  |  Peter Williams 04/11/09
      88.   WOW... when the American Jewish lobby gets its act together 08:16  |  Esther 04/11/09
      89.   UN has 200 resolutions against Israel !!!! 08:30  |  Leo 04/11/09
      90.   Colin Wright and Goldstone`s ethics 08:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/11/09
      91.   MichaelF Israel didn`t allow reporters into Gaza 08:45  |  CJ 04/11/09
      92.   Jim - If somali pirates? They aren`t. Why would they be? 08:51  |  CJ 04/11/09
      93.   PETER SM - Goldstone didn`t reject anything 08:54  |  CJ 04/11/09
      94.   No Surprise 08:54  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/11/09
      95.   Jim #7 You`re dreaming! Of course the ship would be sunk if.... 09:06  |  S 04/11/09
      96.   #7 Jim - Of course the ship would be sunk!... 09:13  |  S 04/11/09
      97.   Peter Williams and arik 09:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      98.   #7 Jim 09:52  |  Myles 04/11/09
      99.   #48, EL 10:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      100.   Morons of the world Unite (against Israel that is) 10:49  |  George 04/11/09
      101.   Somali Pirates 10:53  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/11/09
      102.   US rejects Goldstone report 11:13  |  Andrew 04/11/09
      103.   LOL George 100. Morons of the World Unite in Congress? 11:19  |  Michael 04/11/09
      104.   Here is a list of the "good guys" who voted with NO....... 11:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/09
      105.   90 Margie` In Tel Aviv, inverted truth... 11:24  |  Ben 04/11/09
      106.   # 89 Leo. Maybe the 200 11:28  |  Jan 04/11/09
      107.   What this vote shows is that it is impossible 11:55  |  r cummings 04/11/09
      108.   MICHAEL IN UK #103 12:19  |  George 04/11/09
      109.   George 108. Fair enough but... 12:52  |  Michael 04/11/09
      110.   #100, George.Before you use next time Libya in your argument,... 12:54  |  zmogus 04/11/09
      111.   LOL, the South-African "Apartheid club" here..... 13:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/09
      112.   The US House should have overwhelming rejected the Israeli claim 13:18  |  Dutch 04/11/09
      113.   Agree with hf! 13:30  |  H 04/11/09
      114.   Surprised? 13:48  |  Bruce M 04/11/09
      115.   Crap 14:12  |  Uzi 04/11/09
      116.   us house vote 14:20  |  proud american 04/11/09
      117.   Michael 109 part 1 14:48  |  George 04/11/09
      118.   Michael 109 part 2 14:51  |  George 04/11/09
      119.   Zmogus 110 14:57  |  George 04/11/09
      120.   Resolution - complete text 14:57  |  Gully Foyle 04/11/09
      121.   Wonder how much that cost AIPAC 15:04  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/09
      122.   Travesty of justice 15:06  |  Peter 04/11/09
      123.   #2 - Crazy ... and underhanded 15:13  |  Gully Foyle 04/11/09
      124.   US politicians reject Goldstone report 15:19  |  gorm 04/11/09
      125.   stop bashing Goldstone. 15:43  |  BC 04/11/09
      126.   George talking nonsense #118 15:50  |  Roo 04/11/09
      127.   George 15:58  |  jake 1948 04/11/09
      128.   George#117 more nonsense part 2 15:59  |  Roo 04/11/09
      129.   #108, George. 16:01  |  zmogus 04/11/09
      130.   The resoution in question is short-sighted and stupid. 16:06  |  Gregory 04/11/09
      131.   #77 Issa...it is the way Congress lets the 16:06  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      132.   #116 proud american.....good for you 16:22  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      133.   US House condemn Goldstone Gaza report 16:27  |  Harold 04/11/09
      134.   #21 16:38  |  Harold 04/11/09
      135.   #108, George. Now imagine the converse scenario: 16:42  |  zmogus 04/11/09
      136.   George 117. Shock and Awe is SO not how to conduct wars. LOL 16:51  |  Michael 04/11/09
      137.   One of the problems is that Americans doesn?t know so much. 16:53  |  Mikael 04/11/09
      138.   US Congress Is "Israeli Occupied Territory" 16:54  |  Lance, Ottawa, Canad 04/11/09
      139.   #99 Cipora, everybody elected has the same opinion 16:55  |  Ardi 04/11/09
      140.   Investigate Germany, the U.S. the U.K et al 17:04  |  onimo 04/11/09
      141.   Democracy? LOL 17:11  |  Courcey 04/11/09
      142.   Colin Wright and Margie in Tel Aviv`s ethics 17:21  |  zmogus 04/11/09
      143.   Lynn 17:21  |  Issa 04/11/09
      144.   Congress Complainers: It`s Unified US Policy, Dumbies 17:32  |  Stephen 04/11/09
      145.   #138 Courcey.....it certainly isn`t in the best interests 17:43  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      146.   To Stella #39 17:47  |  Nad 04/11/09
      147.   CJ nonesense 17:52  |  arik 04/11/09
      148.   Lynn #145 self serving... 18:21  |  Roo 04/11/09
      149.   Let`s hope a Senate resolution follows 18:27  |  Gina 04/11/09
      150.   # 144 Stephen, you obviously don`t understand how ...... 18:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/09
      151.   Lynn # 145 re; it certainly isn`t in the best interests 18:40  |  ANY 04/11/09
      152.   #143 Issa....don`t forget we do back a Palestinian State 18:44  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      153.   More than another day of shame .. 18:51  |  Marc Amelot 04/11/09
      154.   #150 Swiss: thanks for the lesson 18:53  |  passerby 04/11/09
      155.   36 mentally retarded congressman 19:01  |  Assaf 04/11/09
      156.   #148 Roo.....Who`s moralizing? 19:13  |  Lynn 04/11/09
      157.   #150 is that right dopey dino? you mean like 19:26  |  vhardman 04/11/09
      158.   #139, Ardi 19:26  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
      159.   CJ (#92) Let me rephrase Jims question just for you 19:36  |  Gil 04/11/09
      160.   Goldstone`s "Gaza Report" - creative writing 19:40  |  17 04/11/09
      161.   This is one reason why I love America -- It`s sense of fairness 19:45  |  Lee 04/11/09
      162.   Goldstone responds to Congress resolution 19:53  |  DP 04/11/09
      163.   Imposible 19:55  |  ana 04/11/09
      164.   "...singling Israel out from all other nations for condemnation." 20:02  |  Colin Wright 04/11/09
      165.   #164 20:25  |  Harold 04/11/09
      166.   Roo #148 20:35  |  Peter Williams 04/11/09
      167.   #40 20:38  |  Harold 04/11/09
      168.   #47 20:43  |  Harold 04/11/09
      169.   #52 20:47  |  Harold 04/11/09
      170.   Peter Williams #166 21:21  |  Roo 04/11/09
      171.   Who accepts Israel`s version of Gaza? 22:15  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/11/09
      172.   36 courageous members of Congress 22:15  |  Janice 04/11/09
      173.   Lee #161 is off with the pixies 22:33  |  Roo 04/11/09
      174.   Mr Foxman- Maybe Judge G thought the price was right 22:34  |  Alan SA 04/11/09
      175.   To #10 - Only Israel? 23:08  |  Dwido 04/11/09
      176.   Well Dino, I guess in a real `European Democracy` such as... 00:42  |  Jacob Blues 05/11/09
      177.   155 assaf, All are far leftwing liberals&Ellison is devote Moslem 00:56  |  Pssd off American. 05/11/09
      178.   CJ Re No uniforms&Fighting amongst civillians! 1. LA Times1/12/09 01:32  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
      179.   Peter Williams #166 01:40  |  Roo 05/11/09
      180.   leo , 200 resolutions against israel by un 02:13  |  persian 05/11/09
      181.   Jim # 12 you are 100% right! 02:44  |  Rachel 05/11/09
      182.   to Moderate Jew 02:49  |  hollingsworth 05/11/09
      183.   #155 Assaf -- nope, they all are 03:20  |  Yusef 05/11/09
      184.   Michael & Swiss Dino & Ram ? once again you are WRONG! The 04:02  |  Rachel 05/11/09
      185.   Why is this surprising? 04:40  |  Jasper 05/11/09
      186.   344 LAP-DOGS... 05:11  |  PADDY 05/11/09
      187.   Re american observer 05:27  |  shlomog 05/11/09
      188.   #158 Cipora - don`t make me laugh 05:41  |  Janice 05/11/09
      189.   #177, Janice 07:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/09
      190.   CJ Re Fighting amongst civillians without Uniforms .1.LA times 07:04  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
      191.   Goldstone Gaza report 07:27  |  RAJIV 05/11/09
      192.   conscience is obviously NO match for political success 07:39  |  eric 05/11/09
      193.   To PeterSM #65 08:16  |  Steve Beikirch 05/11/09
      194.   Peter Williams #166 11:27  |  Roo 05/11/09
      195.   Goldstone/US Congress 22:05  |  Paul 07/11/09
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