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Last update - 19:49 21/10/2009
'U.S. to stand by Israel in the fight against Goldstone report'
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Tags: China, UN, Israel News 

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

President Peres on Wednesday harshly condemned the Goldstone report and told the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Susan Rice that, "It is outrageous that a respected institution like the United Nations provides a platform to spread lies and stories about Israel."

The Goldstone report accuses Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during their Dec. 27-Jan. 18 conflict in the Gaza Strip.

The report also calls on the UN Security Council to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, which could prosecute Israeli officials for war crimes.

"The United Nations provides a stage for Ahmmadinejad, who threatens to annihilate Israel, and lets him stand judge," continued Peres. "This is nothing short of ridiculous."

Rice promised that the United States will continue to stand by Israel as a loyal friend in the fight against the Goldstone report.



Meanwhile, China said it would oppose discussing the Goldstone report at the United Nations Security Council, Chinese members of parliament told a delegation of visiting Israeli officials in Beijing on Wednesday.

China's declaration came in response to comments from Kadima MK Tzachi Hanegbi, who is heading the delegation from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and who harshly criticized China for voting in favor of a resolution endorsing the Goldstone report at the UN Human Rights Council session last Friday.

The Chinese officials emphasized that the UN Human Rights Council has enough tools to examine the issue closely without the involvement of additional UN institutions.

Earlier this week, Russian officials also declared Moscow's opposition to any discussion of the Goldstone Gaza report by the UN Security Council. This proclamation follows Russia's vote in favor of adopting the report at the Human Rights Council in Geneva last Friday.
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  1.   Are you sure that`s China`s position? 13:32  |  Tim 21/10/09
  2.   No, they just want to keep it away from being vetoed by Obama 14:23  |  Dave 21/10/09
  3.   good news 14:28  |  ben 21/10/09
  4.   condemnation of Hamas 14:57  |  Jochai Rubinstein 21/10/09
  5.   Well, they begin to see the implications of this 15:00  |  Lynn 21/10/09
  6.   and do you know why they will all vote against or veto? 15:03  |  Jon 21/10/09
  7.   the fact of the mater is in Indictment 15:04  |  sohaib 21/10/09
  8.   Goldstone, the "Useful Idiot" 15:17  |  Jak 21/10/09
  9.   Israel has every right to defend itself 15:19  |  Singer 21/10/09
  10.   Loyal Friend Israel 15:19  |  Marcos 21/10/09
  11.   Shimon Peres the "war criminial apologist" and..... 15:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  12.   It`s outrageous a respected orgaization like the UN .... 15:34  |  Dutch 21/10/09
  13.   Bitter sweat truth 15:38  |  Frank 21/10/09
  14.   Israel bashers will continue. But this is good news. 15:39  |  Israeli citizen 21/10/09
  15.   Body count keeps growing 15:41  |  Frank 21/10/09
  16.   Fear of Islam 15:46  |  Frank 21/10/09
  17.   Afer Tien an Men and their treatment of Uighurs . . . 15:50  |  Zev Davis 21/10/09
  18.   #3 ben: even better news 15:53  |  BDS 21/10/09
  19.   Goldstone 15:57  |  Sterling 21/10/09
  20.   "Good news"? Yes if you care about Israel and not the truth... 16:00  |  Markos 21/10/09
  21.   Russia, Chine, Spain France have in common 16:06  |  David israel 21/10/09
  22.   BDS - That IS good news 16:19  |  Peace lover 21/10/09
  23.   Obama to stand by Israel? 16:19  |  A TRUE American 21/10/09
  24.   Swiss (Dino) and those like him 16:25  |  David Israel 21/10/09
  25.   Goldstone and UN irrelevant 16:31  |  james 21/10/09
  26.   Obama and his Administration is Supportive 16:35  |  Stephen 21/10/09
  27.   whats the difference? 16:37  |  corey 21/10/09
  28.   what about hamass throwing people off of roofs???? 16:44  |  jewish DOCTOR 21/10/09
  29.   Goldstone 16:48  |  Peace 21/10/09
  30.   #5 doris has completely lost it ! 100 terrorist nations respected 16:51  |  vhardman 21/10/09
  31.   #13 markos the denizen of truth speaks from olympus 16:53  |  vhardman 21/10/09
  32.   #4 dopey dino and the criminal who has never been convicted 16:56  |  vhardman 21/10/09
  33.   Same procedure, different occasion 17:01  |  Chaz 21/10/09
  34.   To markos... truth is in the eye of the beholder... 17:02  |  ben 21/10/09
  35.   #16 David Israel 17:12  |  Google THIS! 21/10/09
  36.   # 17 David Israel, about the same as the word..... 17:32  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  37.   # 25 Okay Pauli, let`s go to Den Haag, and we will find out..... 17:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  38.   Mr. Goldston 17:47  |  Benny 21/10/09
  39.   Goldstone report 17:53  |  Brian John Deveau 21/10/09
  40.   #18 BDS: well better news for Israel I suppose... 18:11  |  passerby 21/10/09
  41.   war crimes 18:15  |  Jim 21/10/09
  42.   Since China is also an "oppressive" state..... 18:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  43.   Swiss (Dino) Not quite right 18:17  |  David Israel 21/10/09
  44.   #35 - My wife is Chinese 18:21  |  David Israel 21/10/09
  45.   guilt 18:33  |  Hirz 21/10/09
  46.   # 10-Marcos: Loyal Friend 18:35  |  Stephen 21/10/09
  47.   Goldstone Report is fair and accurate 18:35  |  dan 21/10/09
  48.   Swiss (Dino) Den Haag 18:41  |  David Israel 21/10/09
  49.   The US to stand by Israel in fight against Goldstone. 18:51  |  Shaul Baruch 21/10/09
  50.   `U.S. to stand by Israel in the fight against Goldstone report` 18:57  |  David Osah 21/10/09
  51.   To dave... swiss says these things because... 18:57  |  ben 21/10/09
  52.   Israeli citizen 19:12  |  sick of been sick 21/10/09
  53.   David Israel 19:13  |  stella westwell 21/10/09
  54.   Point of Clarification 19:15  |  Rusty Pipes 21/10/09
  55.   If The Obama Administration does 19:38  |  Peter 21/10/09
  56.   Europeeings should judge 19:38  |  utagawa 21/10/09
  57.   stella - to me 1 is too many 19:40  |  David Isarel 21/10/09
  58.   Stella 19:42  |  Frank 21/10/09
  59.   # 43 David Israel, who should I have criticized.... 19:46  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  60.   Swiss (Dino) - It was Jews who unraveled it 20:06  |  David Isarel 21/10/09
  61.   # 59 Swiss Dino to David Israel 20:15  |  flyingdoc57 21/10/09
  62.   flyingdoc57 - said it very well but let me also add 20:25  |  David Isarel 21/10/09
  63.   to dave... swiss is just a speaker phone stuck on repeat... 20:26  |  ben 21/10/09
  64.   Becoming an irrelevant item 20:28  |  a wandering Jew 21/10/09
  65.   #59 Swiss Dino you area hypocrite and a sham 20:33  |  H 21/10/09
  66.   # 59/ # 60/ # 61/ # 65 The truth hurts, doesn`t it...??? :) 20:50  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  67.   Political pressure and fear of being charged 20:50  |  Richard Pearce 21/10/09
  68.   # 65 And by the way, H, as an "unocuppied" citizen..... 20:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  69.   # 60 And by the way, David Israel, my dear hypocrite..... 21:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/10/09
  70.   Swiss (# 66). Good comeback. Is that the best you can do? 21:01  |  flyingdoc57 21/10/09
  71.   SwissDino you can`t tell that you`ve hurt the pig till he squeals 21:04  |  Rod 21/10/09
  72.   "Goldstone Report" 07:25  |  Deborah 22/10/09
  73.   The honest peace .. 2nd try 08:33  |  maoriboy 22/10/09
  74.   #60 David Israel, You said it all 09:05  |  Mila 22/10/09
  75.   stand by the truth 09:55  |  ahyar 22/10/09
  76.   There are no honest brokers? 11:41  |  a wandering Jew 22/10/09
  77.   Why you afraid ?You have no wrong. 11:35  |  John 23/10/09
  78.   Israeli Cover-Up 16:38  |  Vladek 24/10/09
  79.   PERES 04:33  |  BRITISH 06/01/10
  80.   YES 06:39  |  BRITISH 06/01/10
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