 Palestinian Diplomats Keeping Alive U.N. War Crimes Report
 02.10.2009 19:12  32 views  0 comments
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GENEVA — Palestinian diplomats said Friday they will ensure a United Nations report on war crimes in Gaza "remains alive," despite agreeing to delay a vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council on passing the document to the General Assembly for further action. The investigation, led by former South African Judge Richard Goldstone, concluded in a 575-page report that both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during their Dec. 27-Jan. 18 conflict in Gaza. The 47-nation rights council had been expected to pass a resolution this week that could have brought Israeli officials one step closer to prosecution at the...
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