A reader writes:
Israel has already and is continuing to investigate what happened in Gaza. There are court cases underway, but apparently for the UN this isn’t enough. One report by the Israeli Foreign Ministry can be found here (pdf).
Israel used about as much excessive force in Gaza as America used in Iraq and is using in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Is Judge Goldstone and the UN going to be calling on America to investigate and prosecute the war crimes that it is committing? Dozens of civilians are incinerated when American warplanes bomb gas tankers that at the moment presented no military threat and somehow life goes on for the American army and much of the blogosphere seems to not care, yet when it comes to Israel…
A number of people have already shown how much of the UN report is a rehashing of claims that have been shown to be false or unverifiable
Hold Israel to the same standards and behavior that America and its allies are and then the criticism will be taken a bit more seriously. Take a quick look at Col. Richard Kemp, Former Commander British Forces in Afghanistan’s talk and how he describes Israel’s efforts to avoid civilian causalities.
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