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Lieberman to Ban: Don't let Goldstone report gain ground in UN
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to keep the Goldstone Commission report on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip from advancing to further votes within the international body.

The damning report, which accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes, was endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council last week despite opposition from Israel and its allies.

In a telephone conversation late Thursday, Lieberman reiterated his stance that bringing the report for vote in the Security Council or at a General Assembly would harm Middle East peace talks.
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The Palestinians should not be allowed to hold negotiations with Israel on a local level while fighting against it in the international sphere, he said, according to a Hebrew statement from his office Friday.

Mentioning by name Cuba, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, he also charged that the automatic condemnations of Israel by states with poor human rights records made "the international system into one characterized by hypocrisy and one which acts according to prejudices."

"A distorted international reality has been created in which at any international forum there is an automatic majority of states which are very far from being concerned about issues of human rights," he said.

"One must think about how to correct this situation in order for there to be a credible and balanced international system," added Lieberman.

South African jurist Richard Goldstone, who authored the damning report, earlier this week accused Lieberman of using the probe to cover his own desire to see the Israeli-Palestinian peace process stall.

Goldstone made the claim in a conference call on Sunday with 150 U.S. rabbis from left-leaning organizations.

"That just is a shallow, I believe, false allegation," he said. "What peace process are they talking about? There isn't one. The Israeli foreign minister doesn't want one at all."

Lieberman, a right-winger, has drawn fire for criticizing Israel's past efforts in seeking a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Goldstone's report accused both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes during the 3-week campaign, but mainly focused on alleged Israeli offenses. It set off an uproar in Israel, and Israeli officials have largely dismissed it as biased.

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      1.   Which peace talks are Lieberman refering to? 11:12  |  Apa 23/10/09
      2.   Lieberman trying to blackmail the UN? Nice move from the bouncer. 11:28  |  Michael 23/10/09
      3.   the "damning" report,. 11:49  |  kibishi 23/10/09
      4.   That would harm peace talks 11:59  |  Axel 23/10/09
      5.   which peace talks? 12:05  |  stella westwell 23/10/09
      6.   #.2.Michael. On blackmailing the UN. 12:07  |  Stephen. 23/10/09
      7.   More empty bombast from the GOI 12:21  |  r cummings 23/10/09
      8.   stephen 12:27  |  kibishi 23/10/09
      9.   Democracy at work in the UN. 12:44  |  Maureen Ann 23/10/09
      10.   Stephen is not correct on that one 12:53  |  r cummings 23/10/09
      11.   Judge goldstone report 12:59  |  arye 23/10/09
      12.   Don`t like Lieberman, but he`s right 13:09  |  David Plane 23/10/09
      13.   an absurdity... 13:10  |  Hanuman 23/10/09
      14.   Lieberman needs to be told 13:11  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/10/09
      15.   #6 Stephen 13:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/10/09
      16.   #.10 r cummings. 13:23  |  Stephen. 23/10/09
      17.   more of the same 13:25  |  Stem Cell 23/10/09
      18.   Go take a hike Mr. Lieberman.... 13:34  |  Dutch 23/10/09
      19.   In justice... 14:22  |  ben 23/10/09
      20.   point taken 15:24  |  Yariv 23/10/09
      21.   Dont qworry Israel, You will be saved by the US Again and again 16:02  |  Pal 23/10/09
      22.   answer to Yariv 16:07  |  flora 23/10/09
      23.   # 19 "Ye without sin shall cast the first stone" 16:12  |  Paul S 23/10/09
      24.   Stephen and attire 16:59  |  John 23/10/09
      25.   # Chris Linthwaite "Some people get their rocks off" 17:09  |  H 23/10/09
      26.   unbridled chutzpuh 17:40  |  edgar 23/10/09
      27.   Avigdor Lieberman 18:12  |  Avram Cohen 23/10/09
      28.   The peace talk. A.L. is talking about is long DEAD and BURIED 18:20  |  Onia 23/10/09
      29.   Mr Lieberman, Sir, let the train takes it course 18:24  |  Bernadette 23/10/09
      30.   The UN Sec. Ban cannot be" BOUNCED"as in a Disco club 18:37  |  Cyril Walters 23/10/09
      31.   PA Occupation-Services Com. can`t violate the contract 19:00  |  Ismail 23/10/09
      32.   #6, Stephen - it is extortion 19:22  |  Don Boston 23/10/09
      33.   The Moldovan`s Next Step as FM 19:51  |  Yaakov Sullivan 23/10/09
      34.   ben,toronto 20:11  |  alan 23/10/09
      35.   GOLDSTONE REPORT 20:19  |  EL 23/10/09
      36.   Lieberman 21:36  |  Hugh 23/10/09
      37.   Liberman`s limited vision 21:47  |  Carol Scheller 23/10/09
      38.   Stephen 21:47  |  Hugh 23/10/09
      39.   joke 22:21  |  dudu 23/10/09
      40.   In Justice 22:23  |  tino 23/10/09
      41.   The Un is dangerous biased hypocritical 22:34  |  No supportfor Israel 23/10/09
      42.   The turkeys have come home to roost 22:51  |  James 23/10/09
      43.   delusional bouncer, there you go again, blaming the world! 04:34  |  sabera 24/10/09
      44.   If there was "nothing" to the report, 04:52  |  bob 24/10/09
      45.   Goldstone Report 06:03  |  Jim 24/10/09
      46.   Appendix A - Lieberman campaigned on plank of violations 06:07  |  binny 24/10/09
      47.   Lieberman is worried it will "harm peace talks"! 06:37  |  peacelover 24/10/09
      48.   I admire Goldstone for 2 reasons 07:07  |  Donald 24/10/09
      49.   The entire Goldstone report is invalid and morally tainted. 08:45  |  B. Gold 24/10/09
      50.   B Gold 09:27  |  Neil 24/10/09
      51.   38 - The UN may be biased, Goldstone is not 12:23  |  r cummings 24/10/09
      52.   #29 James 14:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 24/10/09
      53.   answer: end the occupation 16:07  |  steve 24/10/09
      54.   #47.Neil ,Man U R Fantastic from your reply to 16:26  |  Noeleen 24/10/09
      55.   B. Gold /only palestinian sources ? 17:09  |  paul 24/10/09
      56.   binny - Israeli politics and campaign promises are not 17:20  |  Mark Lincoln 24/10/09
      57.   Yariv you`re sooo right! 00:50  |  Petra 25/10/09
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