U.S. Congress backs resolution to reject Goldstone Gaza report

[Scurrilous]

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"The U.S. Congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a resolution encouraging President Barack Obama's administration to oppose any endorsement of the Goldstone Commission's damning report on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year.

The final tally had 344 votes in favor of the resolution and 36 opposing it.

The UN-commissioned report accuses both Israel and Hamas of carrying out war crimes in the Gaza Strip during the offensive there earlier this year. The Human Rights Council has commissioned the report, which was endorsed by the Palestinian Authority.

The Ros-Lehtinen/Berman resolution basically defines the report as "biased and unworthy of further consideration," U.S. Representative Howard Berman, chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, said recently at the Jerusalem Conference."

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[bemildred]

1. It's not up to Obama.

And the report will get "further consideration".

[grassfed]

2. it's non-binding -- just for show

justice will proceed regardless

[IndianaGreen]

4. The world will see this as more American enabling and complicity in Israel's crimes in Gaza

When the next terrorist attack takes place in our homeland, I expect the attackers to cite US complicity with Israel's Occupation as their rationale for the attack. This is what happened on 9-11.

[IndianaGreen]

3. More evidence that Israel runs the US government

Our Congress sells itself to the highest bidder!

[shaayecanaan]

5. Some good names amongst the nays...

Baird is there, so is Kucinich, also Barbara Lee.

Bob Filner too, which is interesting enough. Almost all dozen or so House progressives voted nay.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-838

[azurnoir]

7. my congressritter is among the nay's

she's bucked the ProIsrael lobby before and has been re-elected since

[FiveGoodMen]

6. "Doesn't fit our pre-conceptions -- must be wrong. Next..."

[Jefferson23]

8. Completely disgraceful, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[classysassy]

9. Show me the money

you people are a disgrace to the human race.How can you sleep at night,oh yeah most of you bums sleep on the job(daytime),You'll rue the day you voted for this disgusting bill.

[cqo_000]

10. I'm sure the letters from disgusted Americans will be flooding in to Congress *NOT*