Archive for November 5th, 2009

Hero: Goldstone-branded souvenir goods on sale in Gaza

South African Judge Richard Goldstone’s name may be infamous in Israel, but in the Gaza Strip it is sewn onto souvenir Palestinian headscarves in honour of his controversial war inquiry.

Tariq Abu Dia, owner of the President Arafat souvenir shop in Gaza City, says Goldstone, who is Jewish, deserves the honour of appearing on the iconic Palestinian keffiyeh made famous by Yasser Arafat, for whom the shop is named.

“Today we put out 50 keffiyehs made of white fabric with the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the name ‘Goldstone’ embroidered on them, to honour his work,” Abu Dia says, as he shows off one of the scarves. Read the rest of this entry »

U.N. Human Rights Council witnesses dramatic face-off when head of controversial UN “fact-finding” mission on Gaza unexpectedly confronted by one of his own witnesses. Dr. Mirela Siderer, an Israeli doctor brutally disfigured by a 2008 rocket attack fired from Gaza into her Ashkelon medical clinic, pointedly accused Judge Richard Goldstone of ignoring her July oral testimony in his report, and of failing to disclose material information concerning the mandate and members of the mission.

Both declared Israel guilty in advance. Testimony arranged by the Geneva human rights organization UN Watch

Watch and remember – you will get very few chances to see such testimony, as the Western mainstream media continues shilling for Hamas and Fatah and ignoring the plight of the residents of Israeli towns unfortunate enough to lie close to Gaza; who have bravely borne the brunt of thousands of rocket attacks from Muslim terrrorists.