Aug 13, 2014

In rambling TV interview, UN's William Schabas scores own goal (video)

Asked why he called Netanyahu his "favorite" to indict at the International Criminal Court, instead of Syria's Assad or Hamas' Mashal, Schabas said he merely echoed the Goldstone Report. Except Netanyahu wasn't PM then—and isn't mentioned anywhere in the report!




yeah, it looks like he is going to give Israel a fair trial. he sure builds confidence and is encouraging for Israel to agree to participate!


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4 comments:

  1. Michael SedleyAugust 13, 2014 3:29 PM

    I think that the bigger issue is that when he was asked whether the UN is applying a double standard by investigating Israel again, but not investigating the US or Russia for much more serious crimes, he agreed that there is a double-standard, and that more powerful countries will never be investigated because of the influence the hold in the UN - yet he gave no indication that this admission undermines not only this investigation, but the UN as an unbiased institution.

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  2. HerbAugust 13, 2014 4:18 PM

    His own double standard: he says that he can't prejudge whether Hamas is a terror organization because he's starting looking into this fresh, but he already wants to put Netanyahu on trial.
    He's just another reason to ignore the UN...

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  3. Mordechai Y. ScherAugust 14, 2014 12:19 AM

    My personal favorite is his assertion that Israel gets off lightly in the Security Council. I suggest he is an alien who has no knowledge of what's been happening on Planet Earth since the late 60s.

    Ya know, with a last name like his, we should be spreading the rumor that he is probably really Jewish, and his name is Shabbos. ;-)

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    1. Mrs. S.August 14, 2014 1:09 AM

      Apparently, his father is Jewish...
      Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-37-london-to-nix-some-arms-sales-to-israel-if-fighting-resumes/#liveblog-entry-1047581

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