WASHINGTON, November 2, 2009 (WAFA)-The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urged Americans  to contact US House of Representative and ask them to OPPOSE H.RES 867 introduced by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) , calling not endorse Goldstone Report on Israeli crimes in Gaza War.

Currently, this resolution has 114 cosponsors out of 435 Members of the US Congress.  H. RES. 867 calls on the President and the Secretary of State to unequivocally oppose any endorsement of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.  

This Mission led by former South African Judge Richard Goldstone of the United Nations Human Rights Council.  Judge Goldstone was also part of the International Panel of the Commission of Enquiry into the Activities of Nazism in Argentina, and part of the International War Crimes Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia. His current report to the United Nations regarding the Gaza conflict called for “the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law [which] would contribute to ending such violations, to the protection of civilians and to the restoration of peace.”Ask your Member of Congress to oppose this biased and inhumane resolution.

ADC said: H. RES 867 challenges the legitimacy of the UN Fact Finding Mission, also known as the “Goldstone Report” In a letter to Members of the US House of Representatives concerning H .Res 867, Goldstone wrote, “I have strong reservations about the text of the resolution in question… which includes serious factual inaccuracies”.  In his letter, Judge Goldstone debunks the misconceptions and inaccuracies made by H.RES 867.  In H RES. 867, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen inaccurately accuses Judge Goldstone and his Report to the UN in only condemning Israel in violations of war crimes; in fact Judge Goldstone

“If Congress passes this resolution tomorrow, they are denying the right of security and an equal life to the people of Palestine” ADC said.  “Please make your voice heard, and ACT NOW!”