It was The Times that first reported the use of white phosphorus shells during Operation Cast Lead and now it is The Times that is telling the world that Israel has the ability and the morality to investigate itself and take necessary action, if required as "Israel is a nation both keen and able to [...]
Archive for the ‘Operation Cast Lead’ Category
February 3rd, 2010 - 10:59 am § in Operation Cast Lead
Israel, Gaza, and White Phosphorus: The Debate Continues
Israeli Doctor: Dear Judge Goldstone, They Deceived You, You are Wrong
"Dear Judge Goldstone, My name is Dr. David Zangen. I am a consultant in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem. Over 50% of my patient population is Palestinian from Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. I speak Arabic and initiated the first training p[...]
October 19th, 2009 - 9:27 am § in Operation Cast Lead, Politics
Goldstone Report: Trial on Israel’s Right to Self Defense
What is a country to do when being attacked by a foreign army? The answer to this question seems simple: defend its citizens by all means possible. But for Israel, doing so means condemnation by the world in the form of the Goldstone report.[...]
October 18th, 2009 - 11:36 am § in Operation Cast Lead, UN
Col. Richard Kemp Responds to Goldstone
On October 16, 2009 Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan, spoke before the UN Human Rights Council regarding Israel's actions during Operation Cast Lead.[...]
Israel Rejects One-Sided Goldstone Resolution
Israel’s Reaction to the Decision of the UN Human Rights Council Despite the significant improvement in today’s vote (25 in favor, 6 against and 11 abstentions) when compared with the original vote (12 Jan 09) establishing the Goldstone Mission (33 in favor, 1 against and 13 absten[...]
October 15th, 2009 - 3:48 pm § in International, Operation Cast Lead
Israel’s Reaction to the Goldstone Report
Every person here knows that today's meeting is not about human rights but an abuse of the integrity and procedures of this organization to make a point to a domestic Palestinian audience.[...]
Israel’s Reaction: “Goldstone Fact Finding Mission”
As the Goldstone Report was released on September 15th, it must be reminded that even before the investigation, the mission ignored the thousands of Hamas missile attacks on civilians in southern Israel which made the Gaza Operation necessary.[...]
Hamas’s Tactics in Gaza
We’ve talked a bit about how Hamas operated in Gaza during Operation “Cast Lead.” The above video, based on intelligence and footage of the operation, sheds light on some of what the IDF had to deal with. 0 people like this post. Like [...]
IDF Probe: No “War Crimes” in Gaza
The IDF today made public the summary of its findings from commissions of inquiry studying varying aspects of Operation “Cast Lead.” The commissions addressed a number of the most serious charges leveled against the IDF’s conduct in Gaza–including the use of white phosphoru[...]
Weapons Disappear from Gaza Storehouse
According to a BBC report, a large stockpile of unexploded weapons has vanished in Gaza. Last known whereabouts: A storehouse under Hamas watch. The story: Some of the weaponry used by Israel in last month’s Operation “Cast Lead” failed to explode as it should have. This live o[...]
