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SA man leads Israel-Gaza probe
"Geneva - The United Nations on Friday appointed a former chief prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda to lead a high-level mission to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Israel refused to say if it would co-operate.
Richard Goldstone was named to head the investigation ordered by the Human Rights Council in January.
According to the mandate, the investigation will focus only on Palestinian victims of the three-week war between Israel and Hamas earlier this year.
Israel has rejected any participation in previous council investigations, including one led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, calling them biased.
It would not say on Friday if it would co-operate with the delegation headed by Goldstone, a Jewish judge from South Africa."
Read more: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2496329,00.html
This should be pretty interesting. I wonder and hope that Israel will accept this investigation. I would be pretty suspicious if they dont co-operate with this investigator.
"Geneva - The United Nations on Friday appointed a former chief prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda to lead a high-level mission to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Israel refused to say if it would co-operate.
Richard Goldstone was named to head the investigation ordered by the Human Rights Council in January.
According to the mandate, the investigation will focus only on Palestinian victims of the three-week war between Israel and Hamas earlier this year.
Israel has rejected any participation in previous council investigations, including one led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, calling them biased.
It would not say on Friday if it would co-operate with the delegation headed by Goldstone, a Jewish judge from South Africa."
Read more: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2496329,00.html
This should be pretty interesting. I wonder and hope that Israel will accept this investigation. I would be pretty suspicious if they dont co-operate with this investigator.