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- October 17, 2009
UN human rights council passes resolution endorsing Goldstone report, which accused Israel and Hamas of war crimes
by Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem - The Guardian - 16 October 2009
Israel has angrily rejected what it called a “one-sided” resolution by the UN human rights council today that backed a highly critical report on the Gaza war and opened the way to possible international war crimes investigations.
The council voted to endorse the report by a South African judge, Richard Goldstone, which accused both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during the three-week war in Gaza in January. Goldstone, whose work was hailed by leading international human rights groups, found there may be individual criminal responsibility over the killing of civilians. Read More…
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