Professor William A. Schabas*
It is being widely reported that Richard Goldstone has retracted the allegations in the report of the Commission he chaired into Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli attack on Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009.
It is being widely reported that Richard Goldstone has retracted the allegations in the report of the Commission he chaired into Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli attack on Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009.
I have read Richard Goldstone’s statement in the Washington Post. While the tone is certainly more indulgent towards Israel, I do not see it as a retraction of the primary allegations in the report.
The central element in Judge Goldstone’s statement in the Washington Post last Friday is his conclusion, based upon information he says was not available when the Commission issued its Report, that ‘civilians were not intentionally targeted [by Israel] as a matter of policy’.
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*Schabas was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is a prolific author and has written many of the standard reference works employed in the field of international law, including books and articles dealing with criminal law and the International Criminal Court.
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*Schabas was a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is a prolific author and has written many of the standard reference works employed in the field of international law, including books and articles dealing with criminal law and the International Criminal Court.
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