Israel rebuffs inquiry into Gaza war crime allegations

Los Angeles Times by Richard Boudreaux | Sep. 17, 2009 (News Report)
Government leaders attempt to discredit a report by a U.N. panel that accuses both Israelis and Palestinians of committing atrocities during last winter's conflict.

Israel on Wednesday rejected a call by a United Nations panel to open an independent inquiry into its wartime conduct in the Gaza Strip and launched a diplomatic campaign to thwart any prosecution of its soldiers at an international criminal tribunal. Full Story »

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Some good information, though the piece fails to tell the reader about the contents of the report, nor does it mention that Israeli human rights groups have also suspected the Israeli military of war crimes in Gaza.

The panel’s original mandate was to investigate only Israel. But Goldstone, a veteran war crimes investigator who is Jewish and has had close ties to Israel, ... More »

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