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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Goldstone Report

Prof. David Crane giving a lecture in October 2017 at Syracuse University (YouTube screenshot)
August 3, 2018, 9:58 am
With no anti-Israel record, head of UN Gaza probe offers rare sliver of hope
Although appointed by ‘most biased agency in the world,’ David Crane looks like a better choice for the Jewish state than his predecessors; hence the silence from Jerusalem
By Raphael Ahren
An Egyptian man shouts anti-Israeli slogans in front of banners with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) logo during the launch of an Egyptian campaign that urges boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and Israeli-made goods, at the Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo, April 20, 2015 (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
June 17, 2018, 2:07 pm
BDS is a dirty business. Those who battle it on Israel’s behalf must stay clean
After years of lousy PR, a new donor-backed firm is working with a well-funded ministry to thwart Israel’s detractors. They need to be careful where and how they spend their money
By David Horovitz
US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
February 10, 2017, 7:40 am
Keith Ellison anti-Semitism controversy, explained
New report says top contender for DNC chair was involved with Nation of Islam for longer than claimed, which his spokesman denies
By Josefin Dolsten
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, speaks during the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
November 22, 2016, 7:49 pm
If Keith Ellison heads DNC, he may usher in a more critical Democratic position on Israel
Minnesota lawmaker hailing from party’s progressive wing and backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders is much warier of Israel than past Dem leaders
By Eric Cortellessa
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 17, 2014. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 25, 2016, 7:29 pm
In Maryland Senate race, two Democrats with very different Israel stances
Ahead of election Tuesday, Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards both call themselves strong supporters of Israel, but their votes in the US Congress underline sharply contrasting approaches
By Eric Cortellessa
(Lto R) Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict Doudou Diene, Chairperson of the Commission Mary McGowan Davis and Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Rolando Gomez attend a press conference on June 22, 2015 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)
June 22, 2015, 9:52 pm
UN’s softer Gaza accusations may end up more damaging for Israel
Report lacks the unfiltered biases of the Goldstone report from the 2008-2009 war, and thus will be harder to criticize. Jerusalem should have seen it coming
By Raphael Ahren
A 155mm artillery tank, positioned near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, fires a projectile towards targets in the Palestinian enclave, on July 17, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Menahem Kahana)
June 22, 2015, 8:27 pm
Next time, ask a general
The UN’s Gaza report is written from the narrow perspective of a civilian interpretation of the laws of armed conflict; a combat officer might have shown the panel how those laws are tested by modern Middle Eastern conflicts
By Mitch Ginsburg
Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 15, 2015, 2:26 am
Israel shifts to offense ahead of UN report on Gaza war
The Israeli examination of Operation Protective Edge is thorough and often persuasive but also carries traces of advocacy
By Mitch Ginsburg
Maurice Ostroff
February 10, 2015, 9:13 pm
Maurice Ostroff
An open letter to UN inquiry on Gaza
To the US Supreme Court judge looking into the 2014 conflict: you owe it to the public to be transparent
William Schabas, right, and members of a Serbian delegation at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands in March. Schabas heads a UN Human Rights Commission inquiry into war crimes during the 2014 Gaza conflict (photo credit: AP/Jiri Buller)
January 15, 2015, 6:13 am
Daniel Tragerman’s mother, other Israelis testify to UN’s Gaza inquiry
Unofficial delegation, including parent of 4-year-old killed at kibbutz, presents Israeli side of the 50-day conflict; Israel formally boycotting ‘biased’ forum
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
William Schabas, right, and members of a Serbian delegation at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands in March. Schabas heads a UN Human Rights Commission inquiry into war crimes during the 2014 Gaza conflict (photo credit: AP/Jiri Buller)
January 13, 2015, 11:35 pm
UN Gaza war crimes inquiry seeking Israelis’ testimony
Activists hope telling Israel’s story could counterbalance commission’s bias, but Foreign Ministry dismisses effort as ‘futile’
By Raphael Ahren
Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk in Gaza, December 7, 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 23, 2014, 11:12 am
Hamas backs International Criminal Court bid
Group’s support for Palestinian appeal to The Hague could subject Israel, and Hamas itself, to a war crimes probe
By Ibrahim Barzak and Mohammed Daraghmeh
William Schabas, right, and members of a Serbian delegation at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands in March. Schabas was named August 11 to head a UNHCR commission to look into war crimes during the Gaza conflict (photo credit: AP/Jiri Buller)
August 16, 2014, 1:49 am
Israel weighing how to deal with UN war probe
Jerusalem believes that stinging indictment is all but guaranteed, but is also wary of slighting the UN
By Aron Heller
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. (screen capture, Prime Minister's Office)
August 13, 2014, 8:11 pm
Netanyahu indicates Israel won’t cooperate with UN probe
PM says team should look for war crimes in ‘Baghdad and Damascus,’ not democratic Israel, charges UNHRC legitimizes Islamist terror groups
By Yifa Yaakov
Illustrative photo of Palestinian fishermen paddling their small boat a few hundred meters off the beach of Gaza City while casting their nets in search of small fish on August 10, 2014. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt)
August 12, 2014, 4:05 pm
What fights may come
While negotiators are still trying to hash out a deal to end combat in Gaza, the sides are getting ready for a new round of less deadly battles
By Joshua Davidovich
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