UPDATE~RESOLUTION PASSES more

It just carried at the UN. Votes are below. If anyone is interested in what Israel said today read it here I wrote his speech down word for word, and what the US said here

25 Yes
6 No
11 Abstain

by country:

YES:
Argentina,Bahrain,Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia

NO:
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, USA

ABSTAIN:
Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Cameroon, Gabon,Japan, Mexico, Rep of Korea, Slovenia, Norway, Uruguay

note that France, UK, Angola, Kyrgyzstan, and Madagascar did not vote

UPDATE#4 GOLDSTONE VOTE

I can see how this is going down now, so far 8 members have voted, see if you notice a "theme" here:

1. US=NO supports Israel
2. CHILE=??not sure on this one, they say they are in favour but earlier it was reported they were not voting yes.
3. SLOVENIA=ABSTAIN after waffling about
4. BRAZIL=YES supportive of report and of a viable Palestinian state! Go Brazil!
5. URUGUAY=ABSTAIN after waffling about "not enough time for analysis of report"
6. ARGENTINA=YES=Agrees with report
7. NORWAY=ABSTAIN "not enough time for analysis of report"
8 MEXICO=ABSTAIN "not enough time for analysis of report"

I'll keep adding member countries to http://irish4palestine.blogspot.com as they come in, so check back but I see a theme, the members are attempting to sound sympathetic to the Palestinians, but are using the excuse "not enough time for analysis of report"
to abstain, or in other words, sit on the fence and not stand up to US/Israel

more soon

UPDATE #3 UN VOTE ON GOLDSTONE

US Representative has spoken, or should I say the US/Israeli Representative hs spoken. The US states "we are disappointed" and he goes on to say: The US is against the reports recommendations to the UN Security council and possible referral to the ICC (International Criminal Court) for alleged war crimes.

And then this, word for word:

"Israel is a democracy, with strong independent institutions, capable of addressing allegations through credible domestic processes, and we encouraged Israel to use these Institutions."

so like I said, I believe that in order to keep this from reaching the Security Council or the ICC, Israel will ultimately announce it will carry out its "own" investigation, where it can control the entire thing in secrecy. A few will get a hand slap for the public to see, and we are supposd to be satisfied with this. And then Israel and the US will say Israel has cooperated and investigated the allegations. End of story........


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ISRAEL APPEALS TO HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPIONS

Israel is seeking support from "Human Rights Champions" to kill off a report that illustrates Israel's Human Rights Violations !!

No, seriously. This is an amazing twisting of facts, even for Israel I must say. This is like Jeffrey Dahmer appealing to gay groups for support of his crimes. I was listening live on Aljazeera this morning to the report from the UN regarding the Goldstone Report, shortly appeared the Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Gabriela Shalev who said this taken from Aljazeera online, followed by a statement that I wrote down which has not been included in the online article but was part of what she said in the live interview immediately after the statement below:

And Gabriela Shalev, Israel's ambassador to the UN, did not refer at all to
the Goldstone report during the meeting on Wednesday, but dismissed its
findings before the debate even began.

"I regret to say that the Goldstone report is one-sided, biased
and therefore wrong - just as the forum and mandate that established its mission," she said.

Her racist coded language above, is aimed of course at Western states, she dismisses the report along with all the Arab states who support it. Along with the 115 non-aligned movement who also call on the HRC to hold Israel accountable. Shall I translate her "hasbara" for you? Here's what she is ACTUALLY saying to the Arab UN members, translated from the "hasbara Book of Bullshit" America will armtwist it's allies and will get us off the hook again no matter what you Arab states vote for. Therefore "WE ROCK, YOU SUCK"

And Americans wonder why Arabs/Muslims don't like you? The UN is meant to give equal voice to member states, it is not meant to be a place where all countries have to adhere to UN Resolutions and International law except Israel and the USA. Members take democratic votes, it's called democracy when the US and Israel win one with a majority, but when Arab states win one with a majority it's suddenly no longer "democratic"

But what I have been unable to find online is the very next few sentences she said after this, which, are truly amazing. So I rewound and wrote it all down, because you just can't miss the absurdity of it. Note, she is referring to the Goldstone report being a lie and anti-Israel and is appealing for help from other UN members to kill the report:

"We trust, like minded states and countries, and representatives, and Human Rights "CHAMPIONS" will be able to move this forward."

Is that stunning or what? Israel seeking support from "Human Rights Champions" to kill off a report that illustrates Israel's Human Rights Violations !! Still you have to give them an award for "Chutzpah" or in our language "Bullshite"

Abbas AGAIN Grabs At Straws

The Goldstone Report issue that won't go away.
Yesterday it was all the fault of HAMAS. So said the traitor Abbas. But now today he says this:

“Abbas said in his speech that he was fully responsible for the decision, that someone advised him to make it and that the advice was wrong;

And my question is, is this a man who should be involved in negotiations with Israel for the future of Palestine? If he is incapable of realising ahead of time that this decision was wrong? Is he the Palestinian President or not? A man who could even consider this from his so called "aides" is in no condtion to represetnt he Palestinian people. Because he is so disconnected that he failed to even understand his own people. Time for him to go. More:

he admitted he made a mistake and said he would make it up,” Sha’ath told listeners and participants.

Sorry, but how old is he? Oh, I'm sorry I dropped a report that finally might bring some justice to my people. But never mind, I'll make it up to you by giving you a flashy new mobile phone service, Yippee! I would challenge Abbas to find one single Palestinian that would be willing to trade away their rights for a new phone company supplied by Israel. more:

“This is why there will be a new meeting of the Human Rights Council,” he added.

No, the reason for the "new" meeting is Libya, not ABBAS and thank God for Libya! For were it not for the worlds outcry for Justice and for Libya's request, that report would be lining some UN rubbish bin right now.

Abbas has lost his mind..........

Israel Does Our Job For Us

This is what Israel doesn't "get." Israel follows the misguided idea that people will forget over time. They use this logic in regards to stealing the homes of Palestinians, who still hold the keys in their hands. They very wrongly believe that future generations will "forget" and that over time Israel works to create false "facts on the ground." This same logic is used with regards to the Gaza Holocaust in December. They stupidly believe that somehow all those horrific images of burning bodies and white Phosphorous raining down on them, will fade in our memories and we will "soften" over time. Again, Israel is wrong on both counts. Today Turkey again stands up to Israel, and tells it like it is and was in Gaza:

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of firing phosphorous bombs at innocent civilians during Operation Cast Lead and of hurting children.

Turkish newspaper Sabah reported that in a conversation with religious figures in Turkey, Erdogan said, "In Gaza, phosphorous bombs fells on innocent children." He also said, "Iraq was occupied, as was Gaza. Humanity is watching this injustice from its comfortable seat." source

The more Israel tells the world it will protect all its criminals from the law, the more the world hates them. Israel is doing a wonderful job of fulfilling ALL the charges we place against Zionism and the State of Israel, keep it up Israel, you are doing our work for us and making our Job much easier. Thank you!
ISRAEL THE PARIAH ROGUE STATE

EU BACKS GOLDSTONE~ISRAEL DROPS SWEDEN

European Union backs Goldstone Report and Israel drops Sweden. Sweden must be SO relieved to have the Zionists out of their hair finally.

STOCKHOLM — The European Union backed on Thursday a contentious UN report blasting Israel's military offensive in Gaza, praising its chief author and saying the document is "worthy of consideration."

Israel immediately expressed disappointment at the support from Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt -- whose country holds the EU presidency -- and said it showed that Bildt had either not read the report or misunderstood it. source

And, for this, Israel drops Sweden like a hot potato:

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon Thursday evening called for re-examining his country's relations with Sweden after Stockholm voiced support for a UN report on the Gaza conflict, local news service Ynet reported.

Ayalon's reaction came hours after Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said his country supports the report led by South African judge Richard Goldstone alleging that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the Israeli offensive against Gaza.

Bildt told reporters earlier Thursday in Stockholm that Goldstone was a person with "high credibility" and "high integrity" and that his report carries weight.

The probe is worthy of consideration, said the Swedish foreign minister, adding that the right place for deliberations about the Goldstone report was the UN Human Rights Council.

A PROUD DAY FOR SWEDEN!! I must say I have much respect for Sweden, first they refuse to cave in to Israeli pressure to censor the Swedish Press and now they some out swinging on Goldstone..........GO SWEDEN YOU ROCK!

GOLDSTONE BACK ON~THANK YOU TO LIBYA

The United Nations Security Council has moved up its regular monthly meeting on the Middle East as a compromise response to Libya's request to convene a special session on the Goldstone Report.

The Council is scheduled to meet next Wednesday, October 14, rather than on October 20, and is expected to focus on the accusations by retired South African Judge Richard Goldstone, who led the U.N. commission that investigated Israel's Operation Cast Lead last winter in Gaza.

The new meeting came as a surprise, inasmuch as an agreement had been reached at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva less than a week earlier to put off action on the report until March 2010 SOURCE

And so what does the USA have to say about this? Why here's their answer:

State department spokesman Ian Kelly insisted the US focus was solely on reviving the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and wanted "to clear the decks of any issues that might impede our progress towards this". source

So I think we can clearly expect the US to be arm twisting and blackmailing for a continued campaign to dismiss the Goldstone Report and protect War Criminals from the Law. And Americans wonder why America is hated? Simple to resolve, just start supporting International Law ans stop protecting War Criminals.