Dore Gold Confronts the Goldstone Report

Last week, Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the UN, confronted Judge Richard Goldstone, the author of the recent UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Committee) report condemming Israel for its actions during the Gaza war earlier this year. 

Some believe Goldstone caused irreparable diplomatic damage to Israel with this report.  The debate between Gold and Goldstone took place last week at Brandeis University.  

Here's how Gold began his remarks:

The UN Gaza Report is the most serious indictment of the State of Israel bearing the seal of the United Nations since the UN General Assembly adopted the infamous "Zionism is Racism" resolution in 1975, which it subsequently repealed.  The language of the report and its assertion that Israel intentionally attacked Palestinian civilians involves and amounts to an assault on Israeli society as a whole.  For the Israeli Defense Forces, the IDF is a citizens army, an army that is made up of the people of Israel. The report simply distorts the very essence of what Israel stands for and provides fuel for those seeking its deligitimization.

The debate marked the first time Goldstone met publicly with an Israeli official. According to the Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby, "It would not surprise me to learn that he is in no hurry for a second."

If you'd like to see this significant debate, you can click here.