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UN expected to call for Gaza war investigations by Israel and Palestine

Source: The Guardian

Nov 04, 2009

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General assembly set to back resolution endorsing Goldstone report on alleged war crimes

The UN general assembly is expected to approve a resolution this week calling on Israel and the Palestinians to carry out independent investigations into serious allegations of war crimes committed during the Gaza conflict last January.

A debate on a highly critical UN report, written by the South African judge Richard Goldstone, begins today, with a vote on a resolution likely . Negotiations are continuing on the resolution and several European countries are trying to change the wording.

"We're listening to all comments, but the draft resolution as it stands, the thrust of it, is asking for investigation, and there is unanimity on that call," said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian observer at the UN. "We'll take it from there."

A resolution from the general assembly would not be legally binding, but would be easier to reach than one before the security council, where it is likely to be opposed by the US and China.

Israel did not co-operate with Goldstone's investigation and has

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