Dershowitz:: Goldstone Traitor to the Jewish People

Many might conclude the opposite, that it is Dershowitz that is the evil man. Dershowitz is the one who seems eager to trample on Israeli's sense of justice and concern especially for justice for minorities. Dershowitz on the other hand has a knee jerk reaction to any criticism of Israel. Goldstone is sensitive to violation of human rights by Israel but for Dershowitz any such violation would simply be justified self defence.



Dershowitz: Goldstone is a traitor to the Jewish people

By Haaretz Service





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.
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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."