Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got into a heated argument with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday night, according to Israeli officials, over the planned UN investigation into Israel attacking UN sites in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu had demanded Ban postpone the probe into the attacks indefinitely, pending Israel releasing its own inquiry results. He also accused Ban of “discriminating” against Israel by wanting to probe the attacks on UN sites full of civilians at all.
Israeli officials went on to say that Ban was “very emotional” about the civilian killings and didn’t accept Israel’s problem to do their own probe of the attacks, saying UN sites are supposed to be immune to attack.
Israel attacked several UN sites during the summer war on the Gaza Strip, mostly schools being used to shelter civilians forced out of their homes by the Israeli invasion. The attacks were criticized, but Israel has insisted the attacks were either a mistake or legitimate self-defense.
Only Israel’s debunked lies about its attacks on sleeping children. No statement from Gaza’s elected government for balance. Why?
Really and just how did they debunked it? Why would the most moral government lead by people who try to claim they are more moral leaders of the world. I just makes one wonder why they would not crow about how much better and moral they are
Sure! Let Israel investigate itself!!!!
This régime is biggest tragedy mankind allowed to rise in ME…..
So a country that is home to men who display near hysteria when faced with having to sit beside women on an airplane is accusing someone of being "very emotional"?
No good will come off a UN Probe anyway. Isreal with USG help will bury any report that is critical of Isreal.
Goldstone's UN investigation of Cast Lead was quite good. But then the pressure came on and he eventually apologized for writing it (though didn't retract it).
The report, which details Israel's use of Pal civilians as human shields, etc: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/do…
I'm Jewish and I don't need a UN or an Israeli probe to tell me what I already know, and that is that this sick, twisted man is a war criminal who should be strung up by his testicles.
Only when "these people who don't want peace" like Netanyahou are no longer in control of the state of Israel but instead rotting in prison, can Israel and the Palestinians then sit down and work out their differences and come to a reasonable compromise.
yeah right you are jewish someday you scumbag you might need a jewish doctor and he should let you suffer
A member of Likud no doubt
I'm Muslim and I wouldn't have any objection at all to being treated by a Jewish doctor- a doctor is a doctor, and his faith doesn't have any bearing at all on his professional skill.
On another note, it is always amusing to see a commenter who has absolutely nothing of value to add to a conversation- he or she will invariably resort to personal attacks on whoever happens to have a viewpoint as opposed to the complete lack of viewpoint of the commenter. Those who have thoughts and opinions on an issue speak about them- those who do not are reduced to making personal attacks and are subject to being dismissed out of hand.
Are you, "smitty", Jewish?
I got to love someone of the same religion making a comment that he does not need the UN to investigate. I do not care if he needs it but the question is does the facts warrant the UN to look into the facts. Why would a guy who supports the claim of the most moral nation not say ok come look we are the most moral nation and the repeated killing of thousands only happened because my fellow citizens were at risk.
The zionists have succeeded in conflating "Israel" and "Jewish" so that any criticism of an Israeli or Israeli policies is considered by some people like "smitty" to be anti-Semitic. To them Israel is the new Jewish idol to be worshipped and any criticism is blasphemy. An added benefit is that it helps to stifle discussion. Fortunately, due to the emergence of the internet and websites like antiwar.com, mondoweiss.net and democracynow.org the truth about the racist and genocidal policies of Israel and their sock puppets is becoming well known. Let's remember Israel is a foreign country and should be treated as such.
Great comment…… I couldn't have said it any better. This nut wants a free pass to kill, maim, and steal land without anyone even slapping him on the wrist…he's pathetic.
I watched a little of the performance Netanyahoo put on for Andrea Mitchell, the lead warmonger of the MSNBC stable of Jewish apologists. It was sickening.. He even came with pictures of hooded people, supposedly terrorists and victims but with Bibi it could have been staged… That was when I turned the volume off. Even when asked softball questions, he deflected and changed the topic to what HE wanted to rant about.
It's good that Ban was "emotional" about something…though I agree with Andron that nothing will come of it. If there should be some kind of "report" the US will water it down. And if by chance there should be some effort to actually condemn Israel, it will be vetoed by the Israeli poodle Powers.
I think there has been sufficient proof lately that it's time to change the rules and do away with the uber-class of members, the Permanent Members, and make the UN truly egalitarian. One vote each and no veto power for anyone. For that matter they can do away with the Security Council altogether since it provides little if any value.
There is one thing and one thing only that UN can do, prosecute netanyahoo as war criminal along with his government and army staff.
Regarding GeorgyOrwell's comments: I could not agree more.
I am very happy to read that many Jewish readers feel the same way I do.
Netanyahu should be persecuted as a war criminal and genocidal psychopath
in the International Court of Law in The Hague.
This man has done more harm to Israel's standing in the world than his Israeli
supporters realize. He is a proven disaster.
I agree that Netanyahoo is a sociopath and should be "prosecuted" as a war criminal, however, he's not an aberration in Israeli politics or society. During the massacre in Gaza he had the overwhelming support (87%) of the Israeli public to continue the slaughter. Israelis sat on hills, ate popcorn and cheered as bombs killed civilians. Israeli society has become deeply racist and Netanyahoo is just a reflection of the "Jewish" state. In fact, he's more moderate than politicians like Lieberman and Bennett who are growing in popularity. What needs to be done is pull all financial aid and political support from the U.S., that's the kind of "shock and awe" the U.S. should conduct to help them regain their humanity. And that includes stop allowing "charitable contributions" to the West Bank squatters to be tax deductible. Unfortunately, our political system has been totally compromised and corrupted by the zionists.
Perhaps the UN should investigate the possibility of revoking Israel's charter as an independent nation. They have never lived up to the requirements of the founding documents, so why should the state be allowed to exist? What a turn of events if Palestine were granted independence and Israel's statehood nullified !