Congressional Briefing: Findings and Recommendations from Operation Cast Lead

On April 29, 2009 Congressman Kucinich sponsored a briefing on Capitol Hill to inform members of Congress and their staffs about the views and recommendations from the Israeli human rights community. It also featured the findings and recommendations of three important investigations conducted in the aftermath of Operation Cast Lead, Israel's 22-day military offensive in Gaza.

Experts presenting:


Mitchell Plitnick, Director, B'Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Joe Stork, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division

Zahir Janmohamed, Advocacy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International

Noura Erakat, National Lawyers Guild

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Kucinich
• briefing
• Gaza
• Israel
• Cast Lead
• Human Rights