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Sweden supports Gaza war crime probe
Associated Press
Published: 08.10.09, 14:22
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1. What would you expect
Steve from Raleigh   (10.08.09)
Sweden is the #1 destination for displaced Arabs, in Europe. Sweden sells arms to the Arabs. Sweden effects a politically correct antisemitism. They are like Europe's South Africa. Because they are Europe's socialist utopia everything they do and say is cheered w/o question. Soon they will resurrect the Yellow Star. Any fool can see that.
2. DONT BUY ANY SWEDISH PRODUCTS
DANI ,   TEL AVIV   (10.08.09)
3. Carl Bildt - A proud and loud antisemite
Johnny ,   Stockholm Sweden   (10.08.09)
That is what he is, and it's a shame for Sweden having this one as it's foreign minister.
4. after killing the Sámi people and taking
ilan ,   japan   (10.08.09)
their land sweds want to pass judgment on the israelites? we where here long befor muhamad was even born and we will be here long after the last muslim will be gone ! FREE JUDEA from islamic occupation !
5. They world views Israel as a nation of freyerim
USA   (10.08.09)
And it is, it is. Is there any doubt that the so called disingagement has brought Israel nothing but humiliation.
6. He should be careful.
vered ,   israel   (10.08.09)
I don't think Sweden's behavior during WWII was thoroughly probed. It might tarnish the heroic image we all have of them.
7. Please
J K ,   NYC, USA   (10.08.09)
Yay, Sweden supports the report. Now I can sleep at night. This report's reason for being was to investigate Israeli War crimes during 'Cast Lead'. That the 575 page report devoted a whole 9 pages to the 8+ years of rocket attacks emanating from Gaza is irrelevant. 9 pages? It's enough to make anyone laugh. When the UN and the HRC is ready to put together a true objective report on how we got here in the first place, I'm on board. Until such a time, I don't think so. Israel actually checks it's fact and disciplines those found guilty...is there any such accountability on Hamas' side? Get back to me when there is. www.tzomet.net
8. On what basis the European Human Rights Council should deal
Avihu ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.08.09)
with Israel, an Asian country, one whose place on the map is a different continent??!!
9. Meaningless platitudes...
Taipan ,   Australia   (10.08.09)
When Bildt and the UN spend as much time on all the other problems in the world as they devote to Israel - only then will anything they say or do perhaps mean something. Right now, people like this are an embarrassment. Just filling the air with bullshit. Goldstone wouldn't have taken the on the job if he was of "high credibility" - as he would have known that it was impossible for him to really evaluate and come to any reasonable conclusion without all parties cooperating. Obviously that doesn't matter and so the exercise has become just another Israel bash.
10. When the Muslims start burning Europe, Israel should let
DO NO HELP THEM   (10.08.09)
Sweden burn!
11. to #6, the image's not heroic at all!
David   (10.08.09)
Sweden allowed German troops to travel through Sweden to invade Norway. They only stopped doing that in 1943 when it was clear that Germany'd lose the war. They gave iron ore to Germany. Otherwise the war would have ended way sooner. Despite the Allies' complaints Sweden continued to sell steel and machine parts to Nazi Germany. Israel thinks fondly of Sweden because they saved Denmark's 8000 jews, ignoring that without Sweden's support for the German war industry, there would never have been a need for that in the first place!
12. What About The Other Countries ?
Marco ,   South Africa   (10.08.09)
Human rights records of the dictatorship and war monger, called USA, what about China, re-Tibet. Russia in Chetnya. What a corrupt world & corrupt U.N. No human rights in Muslim countries, they just breed suicide bombers. Its time Israel does what Israel must & screw the rest of the worlds hypocrites.
13. an idea
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (10.08.09)
Maybe Israel should support Goldstein's report and send Olmert, Livni and Barak to trial. Goldstein's court would find them and Israel innocent because jailing the greatest supporters of Fatah would prove to the most extreme Israeli's that there is no point in the "peace process".
14. to #4, so why the hell r u in Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!
steve   (10.08.09)
15. Israel and war crimes.
Abdulallah. ,   Gaza City   (10.08.09)
Why is it that the slightest criticism of Israel for commiting war crimes is considered antisemitic? Israel is not a person; it's a country. But keep it up Zionists. There will soon come a day where you can't throw around the "antisemitic" or "holocaust" card when it comes to exposing your crimes and when the world sees you for the oppressing, land stealing and aggressive regime that you are, you wont have a leg to stand on.
16. Rockets = reaction for siege, Cast Lead = reaction for what?
observer   (10.08.09)
Immediate revenge taken by Israel can't be added to unprovoked disproportionate attack to be taken as hungry reaction to the siege by Shamashims in self-defense.
17. #2 The Swedes don't export anything,! do they!
Vicky ,   Ashkelon Israel   (10.08.09)
18. No love of sweden here, I had a Saab that fell apart and a
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (10.08.09)
Volvo that self-destructed. I wouldn't trust the swedes to make anything right or do anything right.
19. The Goldstone show-trial.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (10.08.09)
Goldstone's press conference in New York and the report's recommendations constitute another step in the Durban strategy in which the language of human rights and international law are misused as weapons in the political war to isolate and demonize Israel. The damage may not stop with the publication of this report, and the Israeli government is faced with a serious and difficult strategic challenge in demonstrating that the committee and its members were fundamentally flawed from the beginning. As to the reaction of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesperson : http://xrl.us/bfk84e
20. #17 Oh, yes, they do.
vered ,   israel   (10.08.09)
They export "anti-Israeli" sentiment!
21. #16
(10.08.09)
Rockets: "reaction" to existence of Jews Cast Lead: >failed attempt to rescue Gilad Shalit (whose kidnapping was a war crime) >failed attempt to bring Fatah to rule Gaza >attempt to stop 4-years of incessant rocket attack on civilian population (war crime)
22. Israel's worst enemy is itself and thou's who support its
Ken ,   Europe   (10.08.09)
war crimes. Why is that?
23. to 14 # i work for my country !
ilan ,   japan   (10.08.09)
24. Suicide bombers leads to Siege leads to Qassams leads to....
better observer   (10.08.09)
Cast Lead Arab colonial conquest of Jewish land leads to Zionism leads to Nakba leads to Fadayen leads to Six days war leads to Suicide bombers leads to Siege leads to Qassams leads to Cast Lead
25. Just one more point
Israeli 2   (10.08.09)
The last words of this article reads "fearing bias". Israel does not FEAR bias...it simply knows that they are biased. So the article should read: "KNOWING BIAS."! Thank you.
26. Iell us WHAT anti-Israel measure does Sweden NOT support
Alan ,   SA   (10.08.09)
27. I read today that Muslims already 38 Million in Europe
Alan ,   SA   (10.08.09)
28. #22
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (10.08.09)
.... because Israel is a democracy War Crimes? Learn to spell, Ken
29. #24 Suicide bombers were exclusively from west bank
observer   (10.08.09)
but, the observing Israel's eyes were squinting. do you think that if Israel fails to take Al-Aqsa, it will strike Mecca?; read #21
30. clueless #29,no, not only from Arab occupied Judea & Samaria
better observer   (10.08.09)
they came from everywhere this is why the security fence around Gaza and the one under construction around Arab illegal outposts in the heart of Israel regardless, Arabs are imperialist thieves of Jewish land, for the sake of Greater Arabia from Taurus Mountains in the North to the Horn of Africa in the South and from the Persian Gulf in the East to the Atlantic Ocean in West. This is why for them there is no room for Jews in this tiny sliver of land comprising 0.2% of the humongous Arab Empire. BTW, for Arabs there is no room for other non-Arabs or non-Muslims, they keep pushing them out everywhere in the empire. Blacks in Darfur, Kurds, Saharawis, Berbers, Christians of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq Jordan and Egypt, you are as inconsequential as ever, Mars is quite good for you
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