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| Today: 09 February 2010 Time: 05:17 PM |
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| Ban''s Gaza report will clear Israel of war crimes -- source |
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| Politics 4/30/2009 9:28:00 PM |
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By Salwa Jandoubi
UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report
on the Israeli attack on UN facilities in Gaza earlier this year will clear
Israel of war crimes, a diplomatic source disclosed on Thursday.
The source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) the report started with the
reasons why Israel launched its attacks on Gaza focusing on the rockets Hamas
launched against it and not on the occupation.
He added that the report also put the blame on the failing security aspect
of the UN facilities in Gaza.
The report, the source noted, did point the finger at Israel but stressed
that the air strikes Israel conducted against those facilities were
"accidental and were absolutely not premeditated."
The report, prepared by a Board of Inquiry led by Ian Martin and
established by Ban last February, further clears Hamas from stockpiling or
launching any rockets from the UN facilities.
The source said the whole report is written in such a way that Israel will
be cleared of any war crimes accusations.
It further said that Israel cooperated with Martin and his team on the
condition that the information used in the investigation remain confidential.
This raises the question how Ban will meet the Security Council's
expectation that the report be circulate among its membes. Ban may opt to
present it orally without mentioning all the report's details.
Martin gave the report to Ban last Friday. Ban reviwed it but is still
considering how best to deal with it.
UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters this week that the report is
currently being studied by the Office for Legal Affairs.
She added that Ban intends to present the information in the report to the
Security Council next week. However, she added, it was "not determined yet
what the format for that presentation would be." (end)
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