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United Nations against Israel: Overwhelming Majority Adopts Goldstone Report
114 countries in the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of the Goldstone report, 44 abstained and 18 countries voted against, among them Israel and the United States. The resolution calls for Israel and the Palestinians to investigate war crime allegations leveled in the UN report on the Gaza war within three months
The United Nations General Assembly is calling on Israel and the Palestinians to investigate war crime allegations leveled in a UN report on the Gaza war.
The 192-member body adopted the resolution on Thursday by a vote of 114-18, with others absent or abstaining.
The resolution calls on the Security Council to act if either side fails to launch credible investigations within three months.
Israel's ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev slammed the General Assembly and said: "Instead of fighting terror, the General Assembly again chooses to be detached from reality".
Shalev furthermore said that the report reflects the obsessive persecution the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva persistently conducts against Israel.
The Palestinian delegate expressed his gratitude to all countries who are members in the assembly for investigating the events of Operation Cast Lead in Gaza.
The Palestinian representative his speech attacked the State of Israel, arguing that it has been violating the human rights of Palestinians for over 40 years.
United States Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, boycotted the resolution.
Obama in Oslo: “If I fail as president no prize can cover that up” Before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, spoke in news conference in Oslo and reduced the status of the award compared to his role: "If I fail as president, all the awards in the world will not cover that up." About the criticism of his being chosen for the Prize he said: “When I succeed in my role all the criticism will disappear.”
Philippines Before Elections: Guerilla Warfare 75 students and teachers were kidnapped and held hostage in the Philippines. 15 of the students were released after intensive negotiations between the terrorists and the local authorities.
Iran: If You Impose Sanctions, We will Stop Cooperating In an interview with an Iranian news agency, a member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that Iran is not obligated to fulfill its commitments, if the decisions of the UN Security Council decisions are based solely on "political motivations."