Netanyahu to UN: Retract Gaza war report in wake of Goldstone’s comments

03.04.2011                      28.Adar ll, 5771

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Netanyahu to UN: Retract Gaza war report in wake of Goldstone's comments

Following Richard Goldstone's op-ed in which he expressed regret regarding his report on alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza war, PM says 'everything we said proved to be true' and urges the UN to scrap the report.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations on Saturday to retract the Goldstone Report following the regret expressed by former jurist Richard Goldstone regarding the damning report on alleged Israeli war crimes during the Gaza war.

"Everything that we said proved to be true," said Netanyahu. "Israel did not intentionally target civilians and it has proper investigatory bodies. In contrast, Hamas intentionally directed strikes toward innocent civilians and did not conduct any kind of probe."…