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Israel's U.N. ambassador, Gabriela Shalev, speaks during a UN Security Council. AP
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Israel's UN ambassador: Goldstone report was born of hate, executed in sin
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent
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Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalev, spoke at the opening of a UN General Assembly debate on a report accusing Israel of having committed war crimes in Gaza, saying that the report was "conceived in hate and executed in sin."

The report, dubbed the Goldstone report, was compiled by South African jurist Richard Goldstone and his fact-finding mission which reviewed the conduct of Israel and Hamas during Israel's offensive in Gaza last winter.

Shalev, one of the first speakers at the UN debate, began her address by offering her and Israel's condolences for the victims of the terror attacks recently carried out in Baghdad and in Pakistan.
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She went on to exert her belief that the debate held Wednesday wasn't "real" or straightforward, because "rather than confronting terrorism, the General Assembly chose again to detach itself from reality," she said, alleging that the body was launching "yet another campaign against the victims of terrorism, the people of Israel."

Shalev criticized Goldstone's mission, saying that "from its inception in a one-sided mandate, the [Goldstone] Gaza fact-finding mission was a politicized body with predetermined conclusions."

The report is a product of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, she argued, calling it an organization obsessed with Israel which has produced more condemnations of Israel than all the other UN member states combined.

Shalev mentioned the ongoing rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and argued that the basic human rights of nearly one million Israelis pelted with rockets for nearly a decade does not concern the Human Rights Council.

Later, the Israeli ambassador criticized the very debate of the issue at the General Assembly in New York. She condemned the "cynical political maneuvers" that prompted the Human Rights Council to transmit its report to New York.

Israel is committed to abiding by international law, Shalev declared, adding that the protocols of waging armed warfare are part of every Israeli soldier's training. Shalev also reiterated that Israel was committed to investigating any claim of wrongdoing by its army.

Shalev concluded her address by saying that the Goldstone report, and the UN debate, won't advance peace, but rather hinder efforts to resume peace talks because the report denies Israel's right to self defense.
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  1.   Is there an echo in here?? 20:13  |  Adam 04/11/09
  2.   International Law - If Israel is committed to International law, 20:15  |  Neutral 04/11/09
  3.   AMBASSADOR SHALEV IS SHOWBOATING 20:41  |  EL 04/11/09
  4.   To Neutral: `67? 20:45  |  Ben 04/11/09
  5.   Israel Supporters Can Write On Other Issues If They Want!!! 20:46  |  Lance 04/11/09
  6.   Who can blaime Mr Goldstone 21:02  |  Denis 04/11/09
  7.   These Israelis Are Really, Really Sweating 21:25  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/11/09
  8.   Is Israel Never Embarrassed?? 22:16  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/11/09
  9.   Madam Ambassador - ever heard of lashon hara ? 22:29  |  Utterly disgusted 04/11/09
  10.   2nd try... Send Gabriella her back to academe 22:44  |  Esther 04/11/09
  11.   Who Is She Kidding??? 22:47  |  Galahad 04/11/09
  12.   Utterly Disgusted #8...completely with you... 22:50  |  Esther 04/11/09
  13.   Born of hate, executed in sin!!! 22:50  |  Ram 04/11/09
  14.   Goldstone 22:57  |  rona 04/11/09
  15.   BORN of hate is correct!Thats why even Mary Robinson rejected it 23:47  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
  16.   born of hate and executed in sin? 23:50  |  Victor 04/11/09
  17.   to Ben - why not? Israel wants the land without the 00:52  |  Neutral 05/11/09
  18.   Resuming Shalev`s speech, official version: 02:38  |  zmogus 05/11/09
  19.   Born in hatre executed in sin 02:48  |  Anthony 05/11/09
  20.   Isn`t Goldstone a Zionist Jew 03:49  |  Mason 05/11/09
  21.   #8 Yaakov Sullivan - Far be it for you to cite 04:07  |  *BEN JABO 05/11/09
  22.   #11 Esther - Since you mentioned "Shaming Israel" 04:08  |  *BEN JABO 05/11/09
  23.   Esther. the woman has gone completely off the rails 04:27  |  DP 05/11/09
  24.   Are you kidding? 05:01  |  Confused 05/11/09
  25.   #7 Embarrassed? 06:31  |  harvey 05/11/09
  26.   #16 - Are you (really) kidding!? 11:24  |  Who knows 05/11/09
  27.   Israel`s UN ambassador 12:34  |  Jason 05/11/09
  28.   Goldstone`s bias claims 18:03  |  Shlomo 05/11/09
  29.   What an ungrateful and disloyal member... 11:31  |  Dutch 08/11/09
  30.   #29 Dutch - Speaking of responsibility 16:52  |  *BEN JABO 08/11/09
  31.   #28 Shlomo - Didn`t you know, HAMAS HAS $$$ 16:54  |  *BEN JABO 08/11/09
  32.   #17 Neutral - stop the crap 17:21  |  *BEN JABO 08/11/09
  33.   Shlomo - One more little thing 01:27  |  *BEN JABO 09/11/09
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