Investigation commission established pursuant to the goldstone report. Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on the 2014 gaza conflict ahrc29crp. The name of the missions report is not the goldstone report, but report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict. Washington, dc the obama administration should fully endorse the report of the united nations factfinding mission on the gaza conflict led by justice richard goldstone and demand justice. Hamass revelation undermines key conclusion of goldstone report. The new information ostroff may have referred to was the product of several internal israel defense forces investigations that came in the wake of both the gaza war and the goldstone report, information which led the former south african jurist to reconsider some of the warcrime claims he had leveled against israel. Joining the army of a foreign country that is at war with palestine 3. The gaza war, which the israeli army called operation cast lead, began in december 2008 and lasted for three weeks. This article is an adjunct to the wikipedia article goldstone report. The economy, livelihoods and employment 12201233 259 b. Richard goldstones strange oped, in which he backtracked on his report claiming israel targeted civilians, does not seem to be grounded in the uns final report on cast lead. The goldstone report had accused israel and hamas of actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity during the 2008 gaza war.
Jan 18, 2011 hussein ibish sees parallels between the goldstone report on the israeli incursion into gaza, and the upcoming u. President, madame high commissioner members of the. By the end, more than 1,400 palestinians were dead, at least half of whom were civilians. The legacy of the landmark investigation of the gaza. This paper describes israels process for investigating alleged violations of the law of armed conflict. A special session of the 47member united nations human rights council.
Arabisraeli conflict, terrorism, war, coming of age, overcoming stereotypes tal, a teenager whose family has moved from paris to jerusalem, is jolted out of her. General assembly adopts new resolution to followup on. In the eyes of the authors of the report, israels operation in gaza had nothing to do with. May 06, 2009 goldstone has said that the inquiry will investigate alleged violations of the laws of war by both sides during the gaza fighting. Goldstone of south africa, issued its report in september 2009. Report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict ohchr september 2009 tuesday, 15 september 2009, the report by the factfinding mission on the gaza conflict commissioned at the beginning of this year was released by. Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. The legacy of the landmark investigation of the gaza conflict edited by adam horowitz et al, intro. The israeli government vociferously condemned the goldstone report as biased, yet israel refused to participate in the initial investigation and provided no input nor defense of israeli army actions against gaza. Full text of the goldstone report report of the united. This report does not purport to be exhaustive in documenting the very high number of relevant incidents that occurred in the period covered by the missions mandate.
Initial response to report of the fact finding mission on gaza. Richard goldstone s strange oped, in which he backtracked on his report claiming israel targeted civilians, does not seem to be grounded in the uns final report on cast lead. Ahrc1248 page 2 paragraphs page executive summary part one introduction i. Since the release of the advance version of the report two weeks ago, we. The legacy of the landmark investigation of the gaza conflict. The international zionist community and organized jewry have tried to bury this report and were successful in coercing justice richard goldstone, former judge of the constitutional court of south africa and former prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals in retracting the reports findings. Israels analysis of the goldstone report september 2009. Goldstone retraction affected by misuse of gaza report. Israel, jews slam goldstones report on gaza operation. An earlier version of the article below appeared in our may 2 print issue.
Finkelsteins magnum opus is both a monument to gaza s martyrs and an act of resistance against the forgetfulness of history. After working for 17 years as a commercial lawyer, he was appointed by the south african government to serve on the transvaal supreme court from 1980 to 1989 and the appellate division of the supreme court of south africa from 1990 to 1994. Hamas interior minister fathi hamads admission that hamas and affiliated militias lost 600700 fighters in the israeli cast lead military operation undermines the central accusation of the goldstone report that the israeli operation was premised on a deliberate policy of disproportionate force aimed. It alleges that both israel and hamas committed atrocities during israels 2009 incursion into gaza, with israel aiming to punish, humiliate and terrorise a civilian population.
Mar 08, 2011 the goldstone report nation books 2011 changes this. Judges informal remarks do not invalidate findings, says colleague on factfinding mission into israeli attack on gaza. United nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict statement. In january 2010, the israeli military completed a rebuttal to the goldstone report. Executive force merged with a reorganized pa police in october 2007. Apr 14, 2011 more than 1,400 gazans and israelis were killed in the gaza war from 27 december to 18 january 2009. Sep 29, 2009 united nations, geneva, 29 september 2009 the human rights council discussed on 29 september the report of the factfinding mission on the gaza conflict, hearing a presentation by the head of. Gaza report november 2012 3 after hamas garnered big gains in gaza in the 2006 palestinian elections and came to power in 2007, israel, contradictory to rules of international law. John bolton writes in the wall street journal that the u. The legacy of the landmark investigation of the gaza conflict horowitz, adam, ratner, lizzy, weiss, philip, klein, naomi, tutu, archbishop desmond on. The board of inquiry has produced an excellent report with solid. On the firing of mortars and rockets from gaza, goldstone s report concluded that they were indiscriminate and deliberate attacks against a civilian. Factfinding mission on the gaza conflict the goldstone report. Much of this may be attributed to the polarization that inevitably attaches to international discussion of israel, as well as to some conclusions in the report that have been heavily disputed.
This characterization incited an uproar in israel and abroad. The gaza conflict sparked numerous allegations of war crimes and international. A failure of intelligence richard landes, boston university 45 ngos and the goldstone report anne herzberg, ngo monitor 69 report of an expert meeting which assessed procedural criticisms made of the u. And the highlight, the culmination, the climax of those reports was the goldstone report, the report that was presided over by richard goldstone, who was a respected jurist from south africa. Apr 12, 2011 what exactly did goldstone retract from his report on gaza. The goldstone report had a politicized and emotional reception that has. Judge goldstone expresses regrets about his report into. Progress made in the implementation of the recommendations of the united nations factfinding mission on the gaza conflict by all concerned parties, including united nations bodies, in accordance. Full text of the goldstone report report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict see other formats.
The united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict, also known as the goldstone report, was a team established in april 2009 pursuant to resolution ahrcress91 of the united nations human rights council unhrc of 12 january 2009, following the gaza war as an independent international factfinding mission to investigate all violations of international human rights law and. April 14, 2011 august 23, 2017 two years and three months ago, the israeli army launched a forceful military campaign in the gaza strip in order to stop hamas rocket attacks from the area. International justice and the prevention of atrocities. Israel, its foreign policy, and the goldstone report. News of terrorism and the israelipalestinian conflict. From the moment the goldstone report was published in september 2009. The full report will be issued as ahrc1248 in all languages according to translation capacity of the united nations translation services. It is very clear from the goldstone report that the lives and safety. The goldstone report is the report written by members of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict headed by south african jurist richard goldstone. Report on israels actions in gaza south african judge richard goldstone says he no longer believes gazan civilians were deliberately targeted as a matter of. The report was also denounced as lies by many israeli spokesmen. Nevertheless, the mission considers that the report is illustrative of the main patterns of violations. Though the report accuses both israel and hamas of carrying out war crimes during the threeweek campaign in gaza, it focuses primarily on israels actions during the fighting.
Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. Table of contentsthe reportisraels responsefull report pdf full report pdf on july 19, 2010, israel released a second update to the july 2009 and january 2010 reports describing israels procedures for the investigation of allegations of violations of the laws of armed conflict in the cast lead operation. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcrs global network of field. It focuses in particular on investigations, legal proceedings, and lessons learned in relation to the actions of the israeli defence forces idf in gaza from 27 december 2008 through 18 january 2009 the gaza operation, also known as. The detailed goldstone report concludes that the israeli military operation was directed at the people of gaza as a whole, in furtherance of an overall and continuing policy aimed at punishing. The idf affirmed that gazas sole flour mill was hit by tank shells in the course of a firefight with hamas and that it was a legitimate military target because hamas fighters were allegedly in its vicinity. The goldstone report on gaza february 17, 2011 the goldstone report accused israel of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and deliberately targeting the people of gaza as a whole.
I commend the major issues and theology foundation miat for commissioning these paintings from gaza. Read the report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict pdf cnn the chairman of a u. Life in gaza today reflects a community under great stress but still expressing deep optimism for the future and affirming values of. Richard joseph goldstone born 26 october 1938 is a south african former judge. Support goldstone investigation into gaza war violations. While justice goldstone has denied the palestinian media report, the report itself admits that. Since the release of the advance version of the report two weeks ago, we have witnessed many attestations of support, but also a barrage of. More than 1,400 gazans and israelis were killed in the gaza war from 27 december to 18 january 2009. Sep 15, 2009 the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict was established by the president of the united nations human rights council, richard goldstone, on april 3, 2009 following the 20082009 gaza war. The goldstone report on the israel defense forces operation cast lead in gaza says israel made use of dense inert metal explosives dime bombs as well as white phosphorus, and that soldiers used.
Report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict executive summary the present document is an advance translation and contains the executive summary only. Fact sheet on richard goldstone and the goldstone report imeu. Endorse goldstone report on gaza human rights watch. What exactly did goldstone retract from his report on gaza. The goldstone report is that report of the fourperson committee, chaired by justice richard goldstone, who undertook a fact finding mission on the gaza conflict, published 16 sept. Report of the united nations factfinding mission on the gaza conflict. United nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, occupied palestinian territory unocha, the humanitarian impact of israelideclared. Statement by richard goldstone on behalf of the members of the. Judge goldstone expresses regrets about his report into gaza. While justice goldstone has denied the palestinian media report, the report itself admits that the witnesses. United nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict. Report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict pdf. The goldstone report attracted enormous controversy, to put it mildly.
Following publication of the report, goldstone became the target of sustained personal and political attacks. It aims to fill in some otherwise puzzling gaps, presenting missing information from a neutral point of. Introduction the goldstone report, when read in full and in context, is much worse than most of its detractors and supporters believe. Edited by three progressive jewish americans, it contains analysis, commentary, and a context for debate. The president appointed justice richard goldstone, former judge of the constitutional. Key points of the goldstone report israel news al jazeera. The goldstone report, two years later atlantic sentinel. Apr 02, 2011 read the report of the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict pdf cnn the chairman of a u. A bottle in the gaza sea teacher resource package prepared by. To investigate all violations of international human rights law and. Sep 15, 2009 the report, released on september 15, 2009, found evidence that both israel and hamas committed war crimes, though the bulk of the report was highly critical of israeli actions in gaza and the occupied west bank. The international zionist community and organized jewry have tried to bury this report and were successful in coercing justice richard goldstone, former judge of the constitutional court of south africa and former prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals in retracting the report s findings.