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Goldstone, the useful idiot
Assaf Wohl
Published: 03.04.11, 08:20
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1. Well said that man!
Mike Carmel ,   Rishon le Zion   (04.03.11)
Every word as a rock.............
2. Goldstonism- should be up for a prize of some kind, great !!
tom ,   tel aviv   (04.03.11)
3. GOLDSTONE IS RATHER -
Orao, ,   Srbia.   (04.03.11)
- THE DELIBERATE FOOLISH PSYCHOPATH. TALKBACK NR 44 - http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4050990,00.html THIS IS CERTAINLY A BEHAVIOUR HE HAS DEVELOPED, IN THE SERVICE OF THE APHARTHEID REGIME, TO ITS PLEASURIE. A RIGHTFULL OBSERVATION BELOWE - I therefore ask again: Why did you do it? After all, you’re no idiot. Perhaps a bit of a useful idiot. Just like many global leftist activists who turn a blind eye to reality. You’re simply exploited. You sold your soul to the devil without noticing it. Orao-Srba.
4. We said.
JEW1 ,   Ashdod   (04.03.11)
5. Goldstonism should sit well with Quisling.
Yisraeli   (04.03.11)
6. A powerful opinion piece, Mr. Wohl,
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (04.03.11)
with insight and suggestive humour (Goldstonism). Perhaps you missed one point: Goldstone was also climbing the ladder of success and success meant, in the context of his report, to be accepted by the Gentile world. Therefore, his report necessitated condemnation of the Jewish state of Israel. Perhaps, like the Kapos of old, he now finds himself cast away by the very people and organizations which once highlighted him. In light of this situation, perhaps now he has seen what a "useful idiot" he has been and how much harm he has caused to his own people. Let's see if he goes all the way, publicly condemning the UNHRC and his biased associates on the panel. In Hebrew, we would call it "Tshuva".
7. Money MOney Money this is all about Monet
Dani ,   Amsterdam NL   (04.03.11)
8. Peres is our own useful idiot
Reuven ,   Ramat Aviv, Israel   (04.03.11)
At least Goldstone admitted he was wrong. Peres asked Goldstone to apologize to Israel but still hasn't apologized himself for his own disasterous Oslo Accords. He should fess up and admit the damage he has done to the country before asking others to apoliogize for theirs.
9. BS
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (04.03.11)
Goldstone's apology and clarification are BS. He knew that Israel was defending herself legally, he knew that the NGOs who were feeding him with misinformation were funded by the Saudis and he knew that Hamas calls for genocide of the Jews. He wrote his report delegitimizing and isolating Israel for one reason: he was paid to. Israel's only mistake was not trying him and sentencing him to hang for being Hamas' most effective terrorist and for aiding and abetting genocide.
10. why are the Belgians bombing Lybia?
tiki ,   belgium   (04.03.11)
Nobody knows, but probably to divert the attention away from their own incapabilities .
11. I refer to # 2
03.04.11   (04.03.11)
Why does Goldstone not get "honoured" with a Nobel prize? Obama got it for just being voted in as President to the USA. I think it's very unfair NOT to give Goldstone the same honour. After all, Goldstone did encourage the arabs to kill more Jews, so why no prize for old Goldstone? Soon Goldstone will be hitting the dust, is he to die without Honour and no "peace prize"?
12. Maybe he realized he won't be UN Sec. Gen. after all
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (04.03.11)
There's long been talk that Goldstone has ambitions to be the next UN Secretary General. And what better way to show your international credential, and readiness to lead an organization so congenitally hostile to Israel, than by leading a major inquisition into Israeli actions? Well, maybe he's come to appreciate that it's never going to happen. After all, he was once a trustee of Hebrew U, and we can't have one of *those* leading theUN. And at the same time he's become a pariah in his own Jewish community. So what was it all for?
13.  Capital offences, No after -thoughts allowed
Roland seener ,   London England   (04.03.11)
14. First the UN voted to compare Zionism...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.03.11)
... (the non-violent national liberation movement of the Jewish people) to racism, and retracted its vote a few years later, much later. Second came the UN vote to have the Durban gathering in which to spew anti-Semitism under the UN banner, against which the UN finally came out, although too little and too late. Now came the UN's Goldstone Report that was designed to add to the collective obsessive attempt to demonize Israel, to dehumanize its people, and to delegitimize the national home of the Jewish people (a tiny place, the size of El-Salvador, New Jersey, Wales or Slovenia, with less than six million Jews and no natural resources of which to speak but its people). Now, the authror of the Reports detracts the very basis on which the report was produced, but also, too little and too late. Thus, why should any reasonable person on earth have any respect for this organization that instead of promoting peace and security of peoples and states spends so much of its efforts attempting to spew hate at a tiny little country of a tiny little people...??!! This poster lost any respect for this organization long ago!!
15. Goldston ,the Perfect Idiot...
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (04.03.11)
16. Two Idiots!
TovD ,   Tel Aviv   (04.03.11)
Apart from the fact that I disagree with the writer of this simplistic, one-dimensional high school homework, we should in any case point out that, if anything, there are two IDIOTS involved: It is spelled "self-deprecating" you Idiot! Learn to write, then learn to think... use a dictionary!
17. Zio's don't celebrate too soon
daz ,   uk   (04.03.11)
Goldstone has not retracted his findings. He just said if Israel had cooperated the final document would be different.
18. great article and well said!
jenny ,   Israel/USA   (04.03.11)
19. Are we supposed to be impressed?
Y.G. ,   Israel   (04.03.11)
This man has done more damage to Israel than any number of Arab savages. Too late. Let him know that if he ever dares to set foot in Israel again, he will be shot before he has taken ten paces into Ben Gurion Intl's arrivals lounge.
20. UN & Goldstone
MORAGH   (04.04.11)
No doubt the UN idiotic members (no brains, no nothing) will put forward a recommendation for Goldstone to receive the prestigious Nobel Prize. Well, why not? Hussein Obama got it for nothing plus one million dollars in his bank account. And Ban Ki Moon being another amusing clown will probably recommend that Goldstone should be honoured. Menschens Kind, what is being brought into the world today?
21. Goldstone is not a useful idiot
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.04.11)
He knew exactly what he was doing and went ahead and did it anyway. His commission was never changed. The UN General Secretary does not have the power to change it and Goldstone knew that too. Nor is apologetic over his mistakes. He is blaming his lies on our refusal to roll over and play dead. The committee was made up of selected anti-Semites and Goldstone knew that too. No he was far worse than a useful idiot - the term Kapo is far more fitting for a lying piece of crap like him.
22. I KNOW PEOPLE JUST LIKE HIM!
PFK OU ,   USA   (04.04.11)
A hero in his own mind! DELUDED!
23. goldstone
dave c ,   phila usa   (04.04.11)
excellent
24. I can only agree
Ron ,   OC, US   (04.04.11)
Goldstone long with so much of the left are Useful Idiots. Goldstone is one of the largest though.
25. Not an idiot and not a kapo - modern revisionist evil
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (04.04.11)
Goldstone isn't stupid. Neither was he forced under duress by the enemy to turn on his own people. No, this is a supposedly smart, nay, brilliant jurist who woke up to discover that he had duped himself. Goldstone took the job willingly, and somehow convinced himself that his mandate had nothing to do with the causes and circumstances of Cast Lead. So he actively ignored the facts and executed his "mandate". Now the light bulb suddenly goes on and he discovers that he was both unprofessional and downright wrong. Sadly, this is just another case of political correctness turning white into black. Homer Simpson would simply say DOH!, eat another donut and move on. Despite the similarities in behavior between Goldstone and Homer Simpson, the reality is that Goldstone isn't a cartoon character. He was supposed to be much more professional than he was. He was supposed to review the situation and excuse himself if he knew back then that the UN rights body was already biased, that the "mandate" was ridiculous, and that with the UN having such a piss-poor record Israel could never be expected to cooperate with such an already biased body. Instead of saying no, Goldstone took the job, took the money, and screwed up big-time. The Washington Post article was a start. Let's see how he continues to try and right the wrongs.
26. #17 please explain
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (04.04.11)
You apparently consider yourself some expert on international law. We'd like to hear you explain the legality of Cameron's attacks in Libya, including the deployment of SAS squads before the UN vote.
27. Goldstone
WadiAra ,   Karkur ,Israel   (04.04.11)
Good for him! This shows that the man in a mensch - it takes a lot to retract what you've said.... Imagine an Israeli politico or judge doing this. It's worth remembering that as Israel refused to participate in this investigation, only one narrative was presented.
28. Well said
Jonathan ,   Mumbai, India   (04.04.11)
Well said Assaf. Its baffling that someone trained as a judge could hand out such perverted injustice in his verdict unless of course he first sold his soul on the altar of idiots to serpents. He'll go down in history as a blind fool with no character. Blind because he did not see hamas for what it is even though it was plainly open for all to see that they were the devils alter ego. Fool because he never gave second thought to the consequences of his actions. no character because if he had any in the first place he would have drawn a clear line in the sand between the moral right of a people to defend themselves on the one side and indiscriminate deliberate murderous targeted killing on the other side. next time you hear goldstonism- you say what a fool!
29. Another new word
Igor ,   Germany   (04.05.11)
Goldstoning - Verb. Definition: Destroying reputation of an individual, group, or country by spreading lies; exposing him/her/it to further attacks and limiting his/her/its ability to defend him/her/itself.
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