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Amid all the fuss kicked up in Israel over Judge Richard Goldstone’s op-ed in The Washington Post, in which he retreats from his harshest accusation, that Israel might be guilty of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Gaza, his critics have remained silent on his main regret.

Far from repudiating his report as a whole, he is basically saying that in light of new evidence provided by the Israeli government, these specific accusations cannot be substantiated. What the distinguished judge actually regrets is the lack of timely cooperation by the Israeli government, which could have influenced some of the report’s conclusions. He now says that while there is no doubt that civilians in Gaza were targeted by the military during the 2008-09 war, there is no evidence of a deliberate policy.

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