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The Goldstone Report
Following two
days of debating at the United Nations
General Assembly, an overwhelming majority
of states around the world have voted in
favour of the Goldstone Report into Israel’s
offensive in Gaza at the beginning of the
year.
114 votes were made in favour of adopting
the Resolution, 18 were opposed and 44
stated abstained from the vote. British
government abstained from voting on the
Goldstone Report.
The resolution calls on the UN Security
Council to take action in the event that
either Israel or the Palestinians fail to
launch credible investigations into
allegations of war crimes within three
months. Once this period has expired, the
Resolution is likely to be passed to the
Security Council where it can be defeated by
the states wielding veto powers.
The US, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and
the Czech Republic all voted against the
Resolution, while Britain and France were
amongst those who abstained.
Report - 07
November 2009
See also:
United Nations fact
finding mission on Gaza Conflict
Please
download documents for in-depth analysis
GoldStoneReport
(3385 kb)
Goldstone_Statement_to_UN-HumanRightsCouncil (30 kb)
GoldStoneReportConclusionsAndRecommendations (112 kb)
GoldStoneReportEXECUTIVESUMMARY (103 kb)
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