(Spectator-UK) Melanie Phillips - Richard Goldstone has now admitted that his infamous report was wrong. What self-serving rubbish. There was ample evidence at the time from numerous sources that Hamas was telling lies about the number of civilians who were killed by Israeli fire. There was ample evidence that Hamas was deliberately putting civilians in harm's way. There was ample evidence that Hamas does not operate under the rule of law or uphold human rights. There was ample evidence that Israeli rules of engagement required the IDF to avoid hitting civilians wherever possible. There was ample evidence that Israel always investigates allegations of misconduct made against its soldiers and holds them to account under the rule of law. All those who have used Goldstone's report as a basis for their own delegitimization of Israel now also stand revealed as having endorsed one of the worst officially sanctioned international falsehoods in history.
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