Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: voi che leggete la stampa tedesca

lo avete letto questo articolo su Haaretz? (Haaretz, eh) L'autore e'
Aluf Benn (nientemeno: Aluf Benn)
(che sia il caso di andare a rileggere cosa scriveva Logi a proposito
del rapporto Goldstone? Magari ci scappa il dovuto risarcimento)
http://tinyurl.com/3t6y9tl
Israel achieved a major public relations coup this weekend, comparable
to the United Nations rescission of its notorious resolution equating
Zionism with racism. South African Judge Richard Goldstone, who came
to symbolize more than anyone else the efforts to delegitimize Israel
as a civilized and law-abiding country, has now retracted his
allegations that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against
humanity during Operation Cast Lead.
In his opinion piece published in Friday's Washington Post, Goldstone
underlined Israel's clear moral superiority over Hamas, saying the
Israel Defense Forces did not intentionally hit civilians in its
operation in the Gaza Strip, while Gazans by contrast did in fact
deliberately hit Israeli civilians.
Goldstone also acknowledged being naive in thinking Hamas would
conduct itself as a law-abiding government and investigate allegations
of its own war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by those
firing rockets and mortar shells from the Strip into Israel. He has
come to the understanding, however belatedly, that Hamas is not
interested in humanitarian laws or human rights, but rather only in
waging war against Israel.
Now Goldstone is calling for the international community to enforce
the laws of war that apply to states to entities such as the Hamas-
controlled Gaza Strip as well.
Goldstone's change in position followed hundreds of IDF investigations
into exceptional events during Cast Lead. Doubtless these
investigations would not have come about had it not been for the
Goldstone Report and concern over a future international
investigation. In this way, the former jurist performed a service in
support of the IDF's enforcement of the laws of war and in deterring
Israel from entanglement in a new operation in Gaza.
It is once again clear that Israel erred in boycotting the Goldstone
commission and refusing to cooperate with it. Former cabinet minister
Isaac Herzog was correct in advocating dialogue with Goldstone, but
stood against 11 cabinet colleagues.
The lesson to be drawn here is that we must not cut ourselves off and
assume that judges and investigators are biased against us. Even if
that is the case, it's better to fight Israel's cause during the
investigation rather than counter subsequent conclusions by the UN
that have already been officially adopted.
Goldstone's op-ed provides Turkey and Israel the opportunity to
rehabilitate their relations, which soured over Cast Lead. If Israel's
explanations are worthy of consideration, it may mean its explanations
about the flotilla are, too.
Secondly and more importantly, the new Goldstone captures the change
in how the West relates to Israel against the backdrop of the turmoil
in the Arab world. Israel may be aggressive sometimes, but there is no
other country in the Middle East whose stability is assured and which
isn't threatened by a popular uprising. Israel isn't perfect, but it's
much closer to Western standards than its enemies.

 Israel achieved a major public relations coup this weekend
i 1400 palestinesi sterminati (di cui 400 bambini) resteranno per
sempre a testimoniare l'infamia della sayeret, checchè ne dica un
"giudice" parte in causa