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| Israeli ŽcrimesŽ not same as Gaza ŽresistanceŽ: Hamas |
| 2009-04-07 |
| [Khaleej Times] Hamas on Monday urged the United Nations to distinguish between Israeli 'crimes' and Palestinian 'resistance' in its investigation of human rights violations in the Gaza war. 'We ask any investigation commission to be just towards the Palestinian people and ... not to put on a same level the Zionist crimes' and the acts of 'resistance' by Palestinians, said Fawzi Barhum, a spokesman of the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip. 'What the Palestinian people did and our resistance during the war ... amount to self-defence to protect the Palestinian people,' he said. Former international prosecutor Richard Goldstone was named on Friday to lead a broadened human rights probe into violence during Israel's 22-day Gaza offensive in December and January. Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor on Friday slammed the UN probe, saying it was 'not an attempt to find the truth but to tarnish Israel's reputation and to join efforts led by some countries to demonise Israel.' |
| Posted by:Fred |