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In the Al Jazeera interview posted below Richard Falk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, reflects on the Mahmoud Abbas headed Palestinian Authority’s decision to abandon a resolution to hold Israel accountable for its war crimes in Gaza.

You can access the 575 page ”Goldstone Report,” officially titled “Human Rights in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories: Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict,” here.

Falk’s earlier reflections on the Goldstone Report can be read here.

Be sure to also check out Ali Abunimah’s scathing critique of Mahmoud Abbas and the PA’s actions here.

 

Tagged: Gaza, Goldstone Report, Mahmoud Abbas, PA, PLO, PNA, Richard Falk

§ 4 Responses to Why did Mahmoud Abbas bury the Goldstone Report?

• Finebeer says:

  October 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm

  See also:

  * A poverty of leadership – Osamah Khalil (ei)

  * Last Straw for the Palestinian ‘Authority’? Saree Makdisi

  * Marwan Barghouthi: Israel is no peace partner (Maan interview)

  * How Israel bought off UN’s war crimes probe – Jonathan Cook

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• morris says:

  October 9, 2009 at 2:08 am

  Khalid Amayreh: Goldstone report, the PA and Abbas
  

  Khalid Amayreh: One state or endless conflict
  

  Khalid Amayreh introduces himself and the West Bank
  

  Khalid Amayreh:Israel could do the unthinkable
  

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• Stoning Goldstone | Jewbonics says:

  October 9, 2009 at 8:20 pm

  [...] to wait until the horrible detail was getting a bit more stale in people's minds, and until the collaborators performed the requisite diplomatic two-step to conceal the report. Anyway, now here's Avi Shavit [...]

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• shaun says:

  November 12, 2009 at 4:29 pm

  Hi Pulse,

  Here’s an interesting look at Abbas stepping down from the election, thought you might be interested in it.

  http://www.mantlethought.org/content/mahmoud-abbas-all-or-nothing-peace-deal

  Cheers,
  Shaun

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