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Last update - 16:04 04/11/2009
Leftist Jews to Israel: Stop villifying Goldstone
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Jews say no 

A letter appealing for the support of the Goldstone report's findings was articulated by the leftist Jewish organization "Jews say no!" and signed by hundreds of Jews worldwide on Wednesday.

"When it comes to Israel, hard-core censorship and intimidation by those claiming to speak in the name of the Jewish people have been the order of the day," the letter said regarding Israel's response to the Goldstone report findings.

The letter also accused the worldwide Jewish community of unsuitably attacking Justice Goldstone and said "when those within a community try to "excommunicate" and dishonor truth-tellers, it is our obligation and responsibility to speak out vehemently on their behalf and on behalf of the truth they bring."
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It further elaborated that Judge Goldstone should be "applauded for his honesty" and for "following where the truth led him and releasing a report detailing human rights abuses and violations of international law by Israel, as well as by Hamas."

Also, the letter called for Israel's government to be held accountable for "attempting to vilify a truth-teller and for suppressing the truth about Israeli government crimes against the Palestinian people."

The letter also criticized the Obama administration's reaction to the report and called for "a fair and impartial investigation of the report's allegations by non-military institutions in Israel."

Well known intellectuals like Tony Judt and Howard Zinn are among the signatories, as well as organizations such as ICAHD-USA, Jewish Voice for Peace, American Jews for a Just Peace, and the Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians.

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  1.   Goldstone Credible 16:12  |  Vladek 04/11/09
  2.   Stop Villifying Goldstone 16:18  |  Harold 04/11/09
  3.   Leftist Jews/Israel/Goldstone 16:21  |  HEB 5133 04/11/09
  4.   Judt has already made it clear he wants Israel destroyed 16:21  |  McQueen 04/11/09
  5.   Leftists 16:23  |  Leftie 04/11/09
  6.   Jews? 16:24  |  Sarah 04/11/09
  7.   good for you 16:31  |  Sylvie 04/11/09
  8.   Stop Villifying Israel 16:35  |  Ron 04/11/09
  9.   It is not what is said , it is WHO is saying it . 16:43  |  TOMY 04/11/09
  10.   So VLADEK, the rest of us are immoral 16:43  |  Abecassis 04/11/09
  11.   Israeli Jews to Leftist Jews: Stop villifying Israel 16:44  |  Joe Sittizen 04/11/09
  12.   These People Are Jews? 16:50  |  massaraksh 04/11/09
  13.   A cheep shot in the dark from the waist . 16:50  |  TOMY 04/11/09
  14.   since when are self-haters called Intellectuals? Better words 16:53  |  David 04/11/09
  15.   those groups 17:11  |  kadima 04/11/09
  16.   In the End, Goldstone Report will have Positive Impact 17:18  |  Stephen 04/11/09
  17.   Goldstone Trap 17:18  |  Shaka 04/11/09
  18.   God bless all Jews with a conscience 17:19  |  Pierre Fraenkel 04/11/09
  19.   I never knew Jundt was Jewish 17:22  |  Terry 04/11/09
  20.   it`s really not about goldsone..... 17:40  |  gaddi 04/11/09
  21.   Read it at least !! 17:42  |  Ralph is back 04/11/09
  22.   Response to #7 17:58  |  anon 04/11/09
  23.   Howard Zinn & Company part of the Problem, Not part of Solution! 18:01  |  David P. 04/11/09
  24.   To Leftist Jews, don`t worry, you are good jews 18:02  |  adolf 04/11/09
  25.   Interesting that leftist Jews prefer anti Semites instead of Jews 18:03  |  arthur 04/11/09
  26.   Thank you Judge Goldstone 18:03  |  Yesh 04/11/09
  27.   I`m quite sure those Leftists hailed Pol Pot and Mao too 18:03  |  Absolute Sweden 04/11/09
  28.   His name is Goldstone? I thought it was Gallstone!!! 18:04  |  Jay A Friedman 04/11/09
  29.   No. 8: Stop Villifying Israel 18:09  |  natterer 04/11/09
  30.   Shaka - There is nothing `skewed` about the 18:12  |  r cummings 04/11/09
  31.   Mutual Disparagement Benefits Who? 18:13  |  HPL 04/11/09
  32.   M Pierre Fraenkel, you might be a Jew, but.. 18:14  |  Abecassis 04/11/09
  33.   Excommunications, indeed 18:17  |  Eric 04/11/09
  34.   the hell with you 18:19  |  moishe rabenu 04/11/09
  35.   joe sittizen 11 18:35  |  potobac 04/11/09
  36.   @Vladek, 18:57  |  Ralph 04/11/09
  37.   And they Know the Truth??? 18:59  |  leo 04/11/09
  38.   The most famous Leftist Jew 19:02  |  stella westwell 04/11/09
  39.   Jews to Left wing extremist 19:09  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 04/11/09
  40.   The authors`s error in reasoning 19:09  |  Peter Burman 04/11/09
  41.   We have now indeed a struggle between "fair minded" Jews..... 19:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/09
  42.   Sad State of Affairs 19:42  |  Vladek 04/11/09
  43.   Shoot The Messenger. Deny The Truth. Good Policy, Israel 19:50  |  Ed 04/11/09
  44.   Goldstone - A Man to be Admired? 20:04  |  AJ Myers 04/11/09
  45.   HEB 5133 20:06  |  Czarkazem13 04/11/09
  46.   Stop picking on poor ole Goldstone! 20:20  |  Ethan 04/11/09
  47.   Stop villifying Goldstone? 20:22  |  David Nigel Braham 04/11/09
  48.   #38 Stella Westwell:JESUS NEVER EXISTED. 20:30  |  JMK 04/11/09
  49.   stop 20:34  |  Shmuelshachor 04/11/09
  50.   #29 Still you do not answer #8 murdering Jews is a crime!!! 20:56  |  arthur 04/11/09
  51.   Goldstone is an honest jew! 21:22  |  Tony Silver 04/11/09
  52.   J R Goldstone is a GOOD JEW of 21:34  |  Moshe Stein 04/11/09
  53.   This Vile Language Can Only Lead in One Direction 22:05  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/11/09
  54.   Typical leftists 22:15  |  Gee 04/11/09
  55.   Cummings - just blowing in the wind 22:44  |  SDHD 04/11/09
  56.   there are 14,000,000 Jews in the world 22:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
  57.   there are 14,000,000 Jews in the world 23:06  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/09
  58.   #52 SDHD down to one line denials---hmmmm 00:34  |  Labhras 05/11/09
  59.   To 38 - The most famous Leftist Jew 02:46  |  Gully Foyle 05/11/09
  60.   Goldstone can`t hold a job! 03:49  |  Dean Blake 05/11/09
  61.   LEFTIST Jews should be the first to condemn the UNHRC& anyone 03:57  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
  62.   #45 Czarkazem13 04:18  |  HEB 5133 05/11/09
  63.   Rightist Jews 06:03  |  Janice 05/11/09
  64.   people 06:40  |  jack 05/11/09
  65.   Gloldstone Report not Evidence 07:44  |  Wallace Brand 05/11/09
  66.   r cummings nothing wrong with antisemitic report 08:44  |  Shaka 05/11/09
  67.   Lashon Hara 09:13  |  Ari 05/11/09
  68.   Cipora? 09:40  |  John spear 05/11/09
  69.   Incitement and Hate Language 13:22  |  Sandra Bell 05/11/09
  70.   They are villifying him, because it`s true 17:23  |  Basil 05/11/09
  71.   Ari # 67 It`s lashon hara , indeed ! 17:59  |  David 05/11/09
  72.   White Phosphorus 18:20  |  Wallace Brand 05/11/09
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