Human Rights Watch: U.S. must back Goldstone

JTA
Human Rights Watch called on the Obama administration to endorse the Goldstone report.

..."Dismissal of all or parts of the Goldstone report would contradict President Barack Obama’s stated commitment to human rights in the Middle East and reveal an ill-timed double-standard in Washington’s approach to international justice," the group said. "It would also undermine efforts to revive the peace process."

... HRW also dismissed claims that Israel was able to investigate itself. "The U.S. claim that Israel can be relied upon to investigate itself ignores the well-documented pattern of impunity in the country for past violations of international humanitarian law," said the group. Full story

COMMENTARY: The Enemy from Within
Yeshiva World News
... In her comments to the press, she added that if not for her father’s pro-Israel efforts, the outcome of the report would have been even more damaging, insisting his input assist Israel, as was reported by YWN-Israel. She did add however that if he had known the outcome of the report in advance, he would have declined the assignment... Full story