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32 U.S. Senators: Block Action Against Israel Over Goldstone Report
[JTA] Eric Fingerhut - 32 U.S. Senators have signed a letter asking Secretary of State Clinton to block any punitive actions against Israel related to the Goldstone Report. "We commend the State Department statements criticizing the one-sided mandate directing the Goldstone report and highlighting the real causes of the war between Israel and Hamas," the letter said. "The report does not adequately recognize the extraordinary measures taken by the Israel Defense Forces to minimize civilian casualties, which frequently put Israeli soldiers at risk....We hope you will succeed in your efforts to ensure that consideration of the report at the current meetings of the UN Human Rights Council will not provide an opportunity for Israel's critics to unfairly use the Council and the report to bring this matter to the UN Security Council."