The Goldstone Report is one of the most controversial UN reports ever published. It alleges that both Israel and Hamas committed atrocities during Israel's 2009 incursion into Gaza, with Israel aiming to "punish, humiliate and terrorise a civilian population." This characterization incited an uproar in Israel and abroad. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the findings supplanted any real understanding of their implications. Edited by three progressive American Jews, The Goldstone Report contains analysis; commentary by Desmond Tutu, Naomi Klein, and Rashid Khalidi, among others; and a context for debate.
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Starred Review. American journalists Horowitz, Lizzy Ratner, and Philip Weiss provide a comprehensive picture of the 2009 Gaza conflict in this abridged version of the UN Fact-Finding Mission's report on the Gaza Conflict commonly known as "the Goldstone Report." Much more than a simple paring down of the controversial original document, which recounts human rights abuses committed by both Israel and Hamas, this edition is enhanced by oral testimonies and essays from experts following the report's publication. The evocative oral testimonies describing limbs strewn about a bombed mosque and young girls shot in front of their father inject a harrowing human element to counterbalance the report's dispassionate tone. The additional essays, including Tutu's eloquent foreword, offer an array of thought-provoking perspectives on the validity of the report, the vehement debates it has generated, and its effects on judge Goldstone himself, who became the victim of "Jewish excommunication" for what some perceived as a betrayal of Israel. An essential read for those concerned with accurate documentation of historical events and nations' accountability for their treatment of civilians living in war zones. (Jan.)
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Adam Horowitz is coeditor of Mondoweiss, a popular news site covering American foreign policy in the Middle East. He lives in New York. Lizzy Ratner, a former reporter for the New York Observer, writes for the New York Times and the Nation. Philip Weiss is the co-editor of Mondoweiss. He has written for the New York Observer, the New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and Harper's.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Zeitouna
Format:Paperback
If you've had a hard time following the saga of the Goldstone report, I suggest you read this volume. Not only does it include an abridged version of the report (which makes it readable for a layperson like myself) but it also has essays from various experts that offer context. This is a challenging read but an important one for any one looking to understand Goldstone, Gaza or Israel/Palestine. Instead of following the back and forth debate in the news media I highly encourage you to look at the report itself and allow the facts to speak louder than the talking heads on TV.
25 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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If you care about this issue then this is the one book that you have to read, right now. The subject: The Goldstone Report which was buried in the US. This book is superbly and thoughtfully done and you will have read the Goldstone Report.
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10 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By janovitch
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Detailed, but the final proof of war crimes by Israel's army. First class analysis of the facts. A must for anyone who wants to know what really happened in Gaza.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a scathing report that shows quite openly just how brutal the occupation and IDF is. It is essential that it be read and properly discussed so that we as Americans can begin to have proper dialogue on our connection with Israel. Adam Horowitz, who runs the blog Mondoweiss (an absolute must), and Lizzi Ratner have done an amazing job in compiling their data.
However, I would not stop here. There are a plethora of books to read in order to understand the historical basis of this conflict: Benny Morris "Righteoys Victims" and "Making Israel", Ilan Pappe "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine", Noam Chomsky " Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians" and "Gaza In Crisis", Tom Segev "1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East", Jonathan Cook "Disappearing Palestine", Avi Shalim "Israel and Palestine", and a host of literature available from Robert Fisk (particularly "Pity the Nation", an revealing book on the brutality of the IDF during their occupation of Lebanon).
However, I would not stop here. There are a plethora of books to read in order to understand the historical basis of this conflict: Benny Morris "Righteoys Victims" and "Making Israel", Ilan Pappe "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine", Noam Chomsky " Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians" and "Gaza In Crisis", Tom Segev "1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East", Jonathan Cook "Disappearing Palestine", Avi Shalim "Israel and Palestine", and a host of literature available from Robert Fisk (particularly "Pity the Nation", an revealing book on the brutality of the IDF during their occupation of Lebanon).
12 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Pamela Olson
Format:Paperback
This book is an incredibly important contribution to the discourse on Israel/Palestine and American foreign policy in general. It brings this vital document into our living rooms for real dissection and digestion, and includes commentary from an all-star panel of thinkers to put the Goldstone Report into its historic context and the context of American and Israeli reactions and policies.
As Representative Brian Baird said, "I read the entire Goldstone Report, front to back, and I read it critically. And after all the flak it had taken, I thought, Well, what am I missing here? I didn't have any beef with it at all. In fact, it was absolutely consistent with everything we had seen and heard in Gaza and Sderot. I found the report and the conclusions to be fact-based, measured, and completely justified. So when a congressional resolution was put forward attacking the Goldstone Report and urging the administration to "unequivocally block any further consideration in any multilateral forum," I was deeply upset and determined both to speak out in support of the report and against the biased and distorted resolution that attacked it."
Alas, Baird is one of the very few to stand up in defense of truth, law, and justice. With this book, we have our own chance to "read the entire Goldstone Report, front to back," read intelligent commentary on it, come to our own conclusions, and act accordingly.
As Representative Brian Baird said, "I read the entire Goldstone Report, front to back, and I read it critically. And after all the flak it had taken, I thought, Well, what am I missing here? I didn't have any beef with it at all. In fact, it was absolutely consistent with everything we had seen and heard in Gaza and Sderot. I found the report and the conclusions to be fact-based, measured, and completely justified. So when a congressional resolution was put forward attacking the Goldstone Report and urging the administration to "unequivocally block any further consideration in any multilateral forum," I was deeply upset and determined both to speak out in support of the report and against the biased and distorted resolution that attacked it."
Alas, Baird is one of the very few to stand up in defense of truth, law, and justice. With this book, we have our own chance to "read the entire Goldstone Report, front to back," read intelligent commentary on it, come to our own conclusions, and act accordingly.
7 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By R. Doherty
Format:Paperback
The Israeli government vociferously condemned the Goldstone Report as biased, yet Israel refused to participate in the initial investigation and provided no input nor defense of Israeli army actions against Gaza. The report was also denounced as lies by many Israeli spokesmen. It is very clear from the Goldstone report that the lives and safety of Palestinian civilians in Gaza was of little consequence to the Israeli army. More than 1,200 innocent Palestinian men, women and children died as a result of Israeli bombardments and other actions in Gaza. I certainly don't defend the crimes, reckless provocations and murder of innocent Israelis by Hamas rockets; nonetheless, it is evident from this report that there were Israeli war crimes committed in Gaza as well. Only the U.S. and Israel seem blind to this fact. Israel has a right to defend itself, but it does not have a right to murder innocent civilians while using disproportionate force in densely populated civilian areas. Israel's liberal use of white phosphorus in Gaza was also a violation of international law.
This is not the first time that Israel used disproportionate force in civilian areas. Israel also killed many innocent civilians in the Lebanon conflict a few years ago. Many of the U.S. supplied cluster bombs dropped by Israel in Lebanon continue to harm and kill Lebanese civilians to this day.
One of the events outlined in the Report described the Israeli sniper shooting of Palestinian women holding white flags, including a pregnant Palestinian woman. One of the Israeli snipers eventually did face reduced charges, but he was not charged with murder.... Read more ›
This is not the first time that Israel used disproportionate force in civilian areas. Israel also killed many innocent civilians in the Lebanon conflict a few years ago. Many of the U.S. supplied cluster bombs dropped by Israel in Lebanon continue to harm and kill Lebanese civilians to this day.
One of the events outlined in the Report described the Israeli sniper shooting of Palestinian women holding white flags, including a pregnant Palestinian woman. One of the Israeli snipers eventually did face reduced charges, but he was not charged with murder.... Read more ›
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The Goldstone Report is a work of fiction. This is what should have been a fair and unbiased fact-finding exercise conducted by a world-renowned judge and his three 'expert'... Read more
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Poor partisan analysis, full of rhetoric and no legal premise
The Goldstone report was not a legal mandate or predicated on concrete evidence. It was a prejudged "fact-finding" mission. Read more
Published on May 12, 2011 by Rafael Eitan
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