Netanyahu Mulls Commission to Investigate Gaza War
Ministers Seem to Want to Investigate Other Investigations More Than War
In the hopes of stemming international criticisms of the nation’s lack of accountability over its January invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly discussing the prospect of establishing a commission to investigate the military’s conduct during the war.
The government already released a report in July lauding the war, but largely failed to address the reports of war crimes committed by their forces, even those allegations made by Israeli soldiers. The military had briefly probed the allegations but insisted they were all lies and abandoned the probe in short order.
The United Nations report issued earlier this month however added considerable credence to the calls, though officially Israel rejected it just as they had previous reports from human rights groups at home and abroad.
But though Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer expressed support for the commission, he seemed more interested in seeing the commission investigate the previous investigations than investigating the actual conduct of the military.
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October 1st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
From Democracy Now:
"Israeli PM: UN Gaza Inquiry 'Opposes Peace'"
"The Israeli government meanwhile is reportedly considering establishing an inquiry on UN allegations it committed war crimes in the assault on the Gaza Strip earlier this year. It’s unclear if the proposal under consideration would probe the allegations or focus on how to deal with avoiding prosecution under international law. An Israeli cabinet minister has proposed establishing a commission to assess the UN inquiry’s judicial ramifications. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the UN report, saying those who take it seriously 'oppose peace.'"
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Those who support Goldstone, the Goldstone report, oppose peace, because there’s not a government in sight, there’s not a citizen—not consensus. There won’t be an Israeli public that will say, "Let us take additional risk for peace, because whatever happens, we’ll have the right of self-defense." This report is a blow to peace because it says that Israel cannot defend itself.'"
"Netanyahu’s comments come as the head of the inquiry, Judge Richard Goldstone, continues to defend the report’s findings. In an interview with CNN, Goldstone said he believes Israel intentionally targeted Palestinian civilians in the Gaza assault."
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