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Goldstone report
Nov 4 2009, Marco Villa

In a highly predictable move, the U.S. Congress - no doubt compelled by the famed (or infamous) Israel lobby - has passed a resolution condemning a United Nations report - by South African judge Richard Goldstone - accusing Israel (and Hamas) of war...

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