Goldstone

I have just got around to reading the article in the Washington Post by Judge Richard Goldstone.

The Goldstone Report, you will remember, was a UN investigation into the military targeting of civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas in 2008-9.

‘If I had known then what I know now’ says the penitent jurist, ‘The Goldstone Report would have been a different document’. He admits that he had no evidence that Israel had targeted civilians, and is impressed at the way Israel investigates reports of civilian deaths. He says “Israel has dedicated significant resources to investigate over 400 allegations of operational misconduct in Gaza’

Goldstone, however, confirms in respect of Hamas ‘That the crimes allegedly committed by Hamas were intentional goes without saying — its rockets were purposefully and indiscriminately aimed at civilian targets’

You may remember the way the lefty media, particularly the BBC, reported all this: that there were ‘crimes against humanity committed by Israel’ (they often forgot to mention the little peccadilloes of Hamas). I was just wondering if they would care to apologise for their coverage.

Don’t hold your breath, though.