Dershowitz: Goldstone is a traitor to the Jewish people
Haaretz
02 Febbraio 2010
Prominent political commentator Professor Alan
Dershowitz slammed jurist Richard Goldstone, the architect of a UN
report which accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes, saying he is a traitor
to the Jewish people, Army Radio reported Sunday.
Dershowitz and Goldstone have been colleagues and close friends for
many years before the UN Gaza probe, but once Goldstone published his
report the ties between the two were severed. "The Goldstone report is
a defamation written by an evil, evil man," Dershowitz said.
In an interview with Army Radio, Dershowitz said he is appalled by
the report and can't fathom how it could have been written by a Jew. He
said it is as if a Jew would have written the Protocols of the Elders
of Zion, and that the jurist is using the fact that his last name is
'Goldstone' to substantiate the report's defamation against the Jewish
people.
Dershowitz said he doesn?t believe he should be a part of an Israeli
internal inquiry into last winter's Gaza offensive, but said that he
would be happy to help if he was asked to.
The professor said that in his opinion, the best way to deal with
the report is to set up an Israeli committee headed by a reputable
Israeli judge, suggesting former Supreme Court presidents Aharon Barak
and Meir Shamgar.
Former minister and Meretz chairwoman Shulamit Aloni responded to
Dershowitz's comments, saying that Goldstone is far from a traitor.
"Dershowitz's statements border on hate. Goldstone is a Zionist Jew who
was simply doing his job," Aloni told Army Radio.
Aloni further went on to say that Dershowitz is a despicable man
who opposes the left and supports the settlers. "His opinion doesn't
count in my eyes, and the way he speaks of Goldstone is disgraceful,"
Aloni said.
"The Goldstone report isn't entirely accurate, though we cannot
ignore the fact that we did violate international law - the IDF used
phosphorus and bombed schools and hospitals," said Aloni.
The former minister also attacked the defense minister, saying "Ehud Barak is the most dangerous man in the state of Israel."
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