Richard Goldstone and Dore Gold discuss the U.N. Gaza Report at Brandeis

Justice Richard Goldstone and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold engaged in a pointed, searching discussion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Gaza on Nov. 5 at Brandeis University.

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[RandyatWayne]

This program, and others like the one a few years ago inviting President Carter to discuss his controversial book, are important and courageous actions from the Brandeis University community are are to be applauded.

[drainey32798]

contd. In this case, the moral principle that i think is worth following is the principle of distinction between noncomabtants and combatants in war, and the principle or proportionality. Another one is transparent inquiries into whether the aforementioned principles are being followed. I then inquire as to whether my state and its allies are living up to these principles. If they are not, I criticize them. Now do you see why I think the crimes of other states are irrelevant?

[letstalkaboutstuff]

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The United Nations -- RUN FROM THEM! RUN FAST!

[steute2011]

The faces of the older Jewish audience members when Justice Goldstone is speaking are filled with contempt. I believe that even if there was actual video of the IDF committing war crimes, they would still deny it and or justify it. Just sad that Israel will not just take responsibility for it's actions. BTW, The US will protect you in the UN, so stop it Mr.Gold.

[steute2011]

Dori Gold tries his normal spin, but falls flat when he tells the story about Israel calling off an air strike on a house where they knew there were a group of terrorists, because they were afraid of civilian casualties, and did the same thing in 2009 in Gaza. The facts know that to be a flat out lie. Israel bombed 12 hospitals and countless schools. How can you claim that you took great care to prevent civilian deaths, when there were 400 children and 350 women killed?

[nevskixx]

Goldstone has certainly had to eat his words, but at what a cost. His 500 pages are seriously now being viewed as a calumny. In short he now concludes that Israeli policy was not one of deliberate targeting of civilians, something that will be news to no one who follows the truth, but I worry about the others . To defend their beliefs, they must assume even crazier arguments or withdraw and concede that their libellous game is over. I fear that reason will not prevail.

[theresmoretoit1]

@pladdaable Have you heard Goldstone has had to eats his words? Google Goldstone Washington Post.

UN bias against Israel is overt in bodies such as the General Assembly, which each year passes some nineteen resolutions against Israel and none against most other member states, including the world's most repressive regimes. UN WATCH

[pladdaable]

my question to judge Goldstone: you talked about deliberate damage done to civilians and civilian structures, can you show me a war fought in urban areas in which such events did not occur? iI doubt it.

that brings me to wonder if a similar investigation was performed on any other conflict over the last, say, 70 years, would it not have found all the parties involved accused of war crimes? and this would include countries such as the UK, Germany, France and... the USA.

[jonahfox]

@MsZeitgeist85 I don't understand what anything you said in this post has to do with whether or not Egypt started the war. Nassar was more than just talk. Like I said before, amassing the troops, kicking out the UN, blocking the strait with full knowledge that it would be considered an act of war and making pacts with other aggressive nations who were making the same threats that Nassar was. It's pretty clear.

[MsZeitgeist85]

@jonahfox Mosche Dyane said that if Israel would have placed the UN forces on their side in 67 the war could have been avoided.

Nassar in the 50s and 60s was like Ahmadenajad in Iran. Alot of talk and bluster but no action.

There are quotes from Ehud Barack that tell more than Nassar. Like "If I was born a Palestinian I would have joined a terrorist group" Or from Sharone where he said " If I was Arrafat I would never make peace with Israel."

[jonahfox]

@MsZeitgeist85 Explain those quotes first please. And why did Nasser expel the UN from Sinai while signing pacts with neighboring Arab nations while amassing large amount of troops on the border with Israel?

More:

"The Arab people is firmly resolved to wipe Israel off the map" - Cario state radio

"Our goal is clear – to wipe Israel off the map. We shall, God willing, meet in Tel Aviv and Haifa." - pres of iraq