AP: UN rights chief wants investigation of Gaza abuses

[laststeamtrain]

UN rights chief wants investigation of Gaza abuses
2 hrs 42 mins ago

GENEVA – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights called Friday for an independent war crimes investigation in Gaza after reports that Israeli forces shelled a house full of Palestinian civilians, killing 30 people.

Navi Pillay told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council that the harm to Israeli civilians caused by Hamas rockets was unacceptable, but did not excuse any abuses carried out by Israeli forces in response.

Pillay went further in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp., saying an incident in Gaza City this week "appears to have all the elements of war crimes."

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Israeli troops evacuated Palestinian civilians to a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood on Jan. 4, then shelled the building 24 hours later.

The U.N. agency said 110 people were in the house, according to testimony from four witnesses.

On Thursday, the international Red Cross said the Israeli army refused rescuers permission to reach wounded people in the neighborhood for four days. Israel said the delay was caused by fighting in the area.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_un_gaza_rights

[Idealism]

1. That'll get about as far as putting Bush/Cheney on trial

[defendandprotect]

2. ? In 11 days, the Israeli religious hawks won't have Bush to lean on any more . . .

And, I hope we start seeing some turn around in US policy on supporting these

warmongers --- !!!

[Junkdrawer]

3. Huh? I was agreeing with a Magistrate post and poof, all gone...

:wtf:

[Junkdrawer]

4. Wierd - I was posting on another thread and I got a "Good citizens check for duplicates" error...

and then I was sent to this thread...