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Judge Richard Goldstone
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.
The shop, which mostly caters to foreign aid workers and activists working in the besieged and impoverished territory, will be selling the scarves, which Abu Dia insists are handmade, for around 20 dollars (15 euros).
Goldstone, a former international war crimes prosecutor, has become a celebrity of sorts for Palestinians since he authored a UN Human Rights Council report on the Gaza war in which he accused Israel of war crimes.
The report also accused Palestinian militants of war crimes for launching rockets on Israel before and during the three week conflict that erupted on December 27 and killed some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis.
The UN General Assembly was expected on Wednesday to approve a non-binding resolution urging both sides to investigate Goldstone's findings despite Israel's fierce opposition to the report.
Earlier this year Abu Dia's shop sold coffee mugs in honour of US President Barack Obama's election victory and last year another mug showed a picture of Obama meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in 2008.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 11:45 AM Big Masmid Says:
His name will be remembered in shame in Jewish history.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 12:37 PM jax Says:
Maybe they will name their next missle after him before they lob it at innocent israeli citicizens.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:49 AM Anonymous Says:
Goldstone? More like a Kidneystone.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:48 AM Wow Says:
Animals will be animals. The hypocrisy never ends.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 12:43 PM avraham Says:
He's a soneh Yisroel.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 01:33 PM Anonymous Says:
since he thinks israel is a bunch of terrorists i wonder where he would fell more comfotable walking the sts tel aviv or gaza?
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Nov 04, 2009 at 01:13 PM Hey where can i get one? Says:
I think it'd be great to have one for PURIM.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 01:12 PM Its old news... Says:
“ He's a soneh Yisroel. ”
The ones who hate us the most are from our own. Self hating jews make the biggest anti semites.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 01:05 PM ................ Says:
our tzaros always comes from within. A goy only portrays a jew as a jew portrays himself. goldstone just mirrors the israeli govt. actions, so actually what are they howling about???
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Nov 04, 2009 at 12:57 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Goldstone? More like a Kidneystone. ”
gallstone fits better...and they're just as painful
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Nov 04, 2009 at 02:40 PM InDisbelief Says:
Does anyone know how we can contact or send an e-mail to this self-hating jew? With the intent of doing it civilly. I, for one, just want to let him be aware of what people are saying. Also, what on earth was he thinking.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 06:43 PM Liepa Says:
If Gazastan is lionizing Goldstone, then 'och un vei' for him.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:22 PM bigwheeel Says:
“ If Gazastan is lionizing Goldstone, then 'och un vei' for him. ”
We all know what the reward for serving their cause will be!!!
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:20 PM bigwheeel Says:
“ His name will be remembered in shame in Jewish history. ”
The problem is that he forgets who he is and where he is coming from. Ultimately he is Jewish and "Will stand in the line with the rest of us" (Of course symbolically, speaking). And no one; UN et al, will lift a finger to help, as they did in world war II.
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Nov 05, 2009 at 09:19 AM Asher Buchwalter Says:
There is a saying "al tiftach peh h'soton". The NK prayed for "peaceful" dissolution of Israel and Goldstone helps along
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Nov 05, 2009 at 09:14 AM Asher Buchwalter Says:
“ Does anyone know how we can contact or send an e-mail to this self-hating jew? With the intent of doing it civilly. I, for one, just want to let him be aware of what people are saying. Also, what on earth was he thinking. ”
I believe the South African Board of Jews location I don't know should forward e-mail . He is not self-hating he and Bruno Kreisky are one and the same. Achieving super-objectivity at all costs
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Nov 05, 2009 at 09:02 AM anonymous Says:
“ The problem is that he forgets who he is and where he is coming from. Ultimately he is Jewish and "Will stand in the line with the rest of us" (Of course symbolically, speaking). And no one; UN et al, will lift a finger to help, as they did in world war II. ”
well said unfortunately I saw these Jews in the concentration who thought that only the Ostjuden, and those with curls around their temples will go the gas chambers but it turrned out differently
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Nov 05, 2009 at 08:48 AM Asher Buchwalter Says:
Today's Baltimore Sun has a long harangue by an Arab gentleman regarding Gaza and of course quotes the Goldstone report. The fact is the Goldstone report is a postomortem on a battle field issue. In 1950 before my emigration I visited by native city Vienna. The Nazis built Flak towers right between apartment houses and the B 17 flying at high altitude dropped bombs and hit apartment houses. Hisbollah and Hamas being good students did the same the placed katjusha and other missles around kindegardens and homes. I worked with a Lebanese person who told me that Hizbollah came to the person's vineyard and home and surrounded it with granat throwers and Katjusha. The same happened in Gaza in one instance A house had an kindergarden and on its roof were rocket throwers. The fact is late Golda Meir's statement if the Palestinian would love their children as much as the hate the Jews there would be peace. Recently a retired Egyptian general on Al Jazeera predicted another war . The Arabs glory in mayhem and killing.