[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Palestinians on Wednesday welcomed the UN's Goldstone Report and called to bring Israeli government officials and IDF officers to trial for "war crimes." Like the majority of Arab media, Palestinian newspapers gave prominence to the accusations against Israel while completely ignoring or downplaying those directed toward Hamas. Al-Quds, the largest Palestinian daily, ran a front-page headline: "Israel Perpetrated War Crimes and Violated International Law." Palestinian political analyst Ghassan al-Shami condemned the UN report for its criticism of the rockets fired at Israel from Gaza.
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