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Last update - 20:19 18/10/2009
Finance Minister: UN backing of Goldstone report is `anti-Semitic`
By Haaretz Service
Tags: anti-Semitism, Israel News 

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Sunday accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of anti-Semitism, after the UN body endorsed a damning report on Israel's winter Gaza offensive.

Click here for more on the Goldstone commission report on the Gaza conflict

"This is an anti-Semitic attempt to decide that what is allowed for the United States in Afghanistan, Russia in Chechnya and Turkey in north Iraq isn't allowed for Israel, a state that is trying to defend itself from the Gaza Strip," he told Army Radio.
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The Council endorsed the report on Friday, which was authored by the South African Judge Richard Goldstone. While accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes, the bulk of the findings in the report focused on Israeli actions during the three-week campaign.


Steinitz further condemned the accusations against Israel. "We won't let Jews go again like lambs to the slaughter. The Jewish state has a right and a duty to defend its citizens no less that the United States, Russia, or Turkey."

The Finance Minister also accused the Palestinian Authority for taking the opportunity to harass Israel in every international forum. "We will need to think hard if we want to continue giving them donations and developing the Palestinian Authority. We can't continue turning the other cheek."

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      1.   Shooting civilians with white flags is not "self-defense" 16:22  |  BBSNews 18/10/09
      2.   Non-Jewish citzens 16:29  |  BDS 18/10/09
      3.   developing the PA? 16:38  |  Curious 18/10/09
      4.   Russia? Chechnya? 16:41  |  Smith 18/10/09
      5.   Steinitz`s Charge of antisemitism against the Goldstone Report 16:46  |  Berel 18/10/09
      6.   answer to Steinitz 17:06  |  graziana 18/10/09
      7.   Goldstone Report 17:07  |  J. Haed 18/10/09
      8.   `anti-Semitic` - when nothing helps.... 17:10  |  Semite 18/10/09
      9.   Mister Minister said: 17:13  |  northern neighbor 18/10/09
      10.   No surprise! 17:17  |  Jethro 18/10/09
      11.   Absolutely ridiculous 17:20  |  Canadian 18/10/09
      12.   Goldstone report is anti-Semitic? 17:29  |  John Fernandez 18/10/09
      13.   What donations BS is he talking about? 17:42  |  Cynic #2 18/10/09
      14.   We would have been really astonished 17:46  |  Axel 18/10/09
      15.   Twisted Israeli spin - anti-Semitism does not equel Ani Israel 18:02  |  David 18/10/09
      16.   Maybe not anti-semitism, but it sure is discrimination 18:12  |  Conroy 18/10/09
      17.   "UN backing of Goldstone report is `anti-Semitic` " 18:25  |  Esther 18/10/09
      18.   ...except, Steinitz is correct 18:26  |  Andrew M 18/10/09
      19.   just how semitic is name `Steinitz `? 18:27  |  looks german to me 18/10/09
      20.   Goldstone Report was Biased, but this is not Anti-Semitic 18:31  |  John Q. Public 18/10/09
      21.   Mr. Yuval Steinitz, you will have your chance to explain 18:31  |  Rachel Rabin 18/10/09
      22.   observation 18:32  |  potobac 18/10/09
      23.   Self-defense?? Who are you kidding! 18:33  |  Ramzi Jaber 18/10/09
      24.   When argument fails, cry anti-semitism. 18:38  |  Frank 18/10/09
      25.   What`s allowed for US and Russia isn`t allowed for Israel ?! 18:38  |  Still counting 18/10/09
      26.   Anti-Semitic is against One Jew or a Groups of Jews 18:38  |  Stephen 18/10/09
      27.   By Israeli usage, he`s right 18:40  |  Colin Wright 18/10/09
      28.   Anti-semitism 18:43  |  Froy 18/10/09
      29.   Don`t Compare This to US in Afghanistan 18:43  |  Stephen 18/10/09
      30.   who said anything about rape?(smith) 18:48  |  lin 18/10/09
      31.   Report 18:50  |  Jim 18/10/09
      32.   And why should they you don`t #10 18:51  |  linfei 18/10/09
      33.   Do you even read the entire 575 page report? 16 18:57  |  linfei 18/10/09
      34.   Froy re anti-semitism and crying wolf 19:10  |  stella westwell 18/10/09
      35.   froy 19:11  |  linfei 18/10/09
      36.   Stephen in Florida and comparison 19:16  |  A TRUE American 18/10/09
      37.   Not even near 19:25  |  kibishi 18/10/09
      38.   Yuval Steinitz is talking semantics 19:27  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/10/09
      39.   Aren`t Palestinians Semites? 19:27  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/10/09
      40.   It isn`t working folks 19:30  |  Mark Lincoln 18/10/09
      41.   True,... 19:39  |  hollingsworth 18/10/09
      42.   The inevitable claim of "anti-semitism" do not serve Israel well 19:40  |  Natallie Durson 18/10/09
      43.   Perhaps he makes a point 19:50  |  hollingsworth 18/10/09
      44.   #1 19:54  |  Harold 18/10/09
      45.   Israel SHOULD be held to a higher standard than Hamas 20:05  |  Will 18/10/09
      46.   Human Rights council cheered Sri Lanka 20,000 civilians died 20:08  |  jason 18/10/09
      47.   Elly- 20:10  |  J. Haed 18/10/09
      48.   #17 20:18  |  Harold 18/10/09
      49.   #17 If that is not unfair please explain why not 20:24  |  Samuel 18/10/09
      50.   steinitz 20:25  |  joe 18/10/09
      51.   #20 20:26  |  Harold 18/10/09
      52.   I am glad 20:43  |  Ahmed 18/10/09
      53.   What is anti semitism???? I am confused 20:55  |  Sarah 18/10/09
      54.   To number 4 21:20  |  Sam 18/10/09
      55.   He has a point 21:56  |  English teacher 18/10/09
      56.   BS news I agree, we should send UK generals to trial 22:03  |  Dan 18/10/09
      57.   graziana, have you aske the same questions from 22:13  |  Dan 18/10/09
      58.   Harold #48, Samuel #49 22:14  |  Conroy 18/10/09
      59.   UNHRC resolution is a perversion of the Goldstone Report 22:15  |  Realist 18/10/09
      60.   : stella westwell, who are zionist, we are called Israelis 22:21  |  com back to earth 18/10/09
      61.   Human rights council only investigates israel=anti semitism 22:52  |  jeff 18/10/09
      62.   Steinitz appears to be anti-semantic 23:09  |  Johnboy 18/10/09
      63.   Hollow words and hollow heads 23:35  |  Mark Lincoln 18/10/09
      64.   Thank you Sarah 23:39  |  Mark Lincoln 18/10/09
      65.   #53 Sarah 23:53  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/10/09
      66.   Steinitz makes clear Israel`s right to defense 00:37  |  Jason 19/10/09
      67.   Uh? 01:22  |  JJ 19/10/09
      68.   Israel has the right to defend itself !! 01:40  |  Samuil 19/10/09
      69.   Then you are part of the problem Will 02:15  |  Peter Williams 19/10/09
      70.   What is anti semitism???? Answer 02:32  |  Bruce 19/10/09
      71.   Israel is an Ordinary Naion 02:34  |  LisaV 19/10/09
      72.   Would Israel survive peace? 02:42  |  Fritz T. 19/10/09
      73.   #45, Will, Israel SHOULD be held to a higher standard than Hamas 02:46  |  Bruce 19/10/09
      74.   Anti-Semitism 06:28  |  Kelly 19/10/09
      75.   TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR 07:15  |  Concerned Citizen 19/10/09
      76.   come back to earth 21:55  |  stella westwell 19/10/09
      77.   Israeli Finance Minister 04:22  |  Archie1954 20/10/09
      78.   Jason Aspen you`re so right. 15:11  |  Petra 20/10/09
      79.   Anti-Semitic - Anti-Schmemitic 12:45  |  Frank 21/10/09
      80.   go away 11:15  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      81.   no.5 11:27  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      82.   Sderot & Ashkelon 11:31  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      83.   no .11 11:35  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      84.   hypocrites 12:05  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      85.   who decides 12:22  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      86.   double standards 12:43  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      87.   voter fraud 12:50  |  Samuel 23/10/09
      88.   Correct conclusions I agree 07:47  |  Lily 03/11/09
      89.   Are alleged Israeli war crimes anti-Semitic or anti-Palestinian? 07:10  |  Jerry 04/11/09
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