Comments on: David Trimble For Israeli Inquiry http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/david-trimble-for-israeli-inquiry/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Wed, 23 May 2012 21:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: David Galant http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/david-trimble-for-israeli-inquiry/#comment-12188 David Galant Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:18 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1627#comment-12188 D$ You and the Red Queen, "First the verdict, then the trial." D$

You and the Red Queen, “First the verdict, then the trial.”

]]> By: NormanF http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/david-trimble-for-israeli-inquiry/#comment-12186 NormanF Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:17:53 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1627#comment-12186 The precedent established today is a dangerous one. The investigation will not win Israel any credit with a world that convicted it. If Israel thinks the result of a finding other than "guilty" will be accepted, it is sadly mistaken. And I want to stress the innocent party is not obligated to prove the negative - which is exactly what this investigation seeks to do. I am still opposed to it and I think no good will come from it. The precedent established today is a dangerous one. The investigation will not win Israel any credit with a world that convicted it. If Israel thinks the result of a finding other than “guilty” will be accepted, it is sadly mistaken. And I want to stress the innocent party is not obligated to prove the negative - which is exactly what this investigation seeks to do. I am still opposed to it and I think no good will come from it.

]]> By: D$ http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/david-trimble-for-israeli-inquiry/#comment-12182 D$ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:41:31 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1627#comment-12182 Read his article in the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/oct/25/comment.politics) and you'll understand why the Israelis would love him: when he compares Israel and Northern Ireland, he looks at it from an IDF/Loyalist perspective versus a Hamas/Republican perspective. And being a Loyalist in Ireland, you know what he's going to be in Israel. Let's just say, if this is a foreign observer who the Israelis hope will make their inquiry look balanced and fair, they must either be smoking a lot of pot, or they know something I don't. I have to say, however, that I do feel sorry for Israel. They're scared of going to any international organisation because they know that if there's anything like a balanced report Israel will be damned. So they're forced to create a mock inquiry and invite sympathetic foreigners to give it some legitimacy, even if said foreigners are beacons of prejudice (cue David Trimble). The worst thing is that the Israelis may get away with it, like they get away with everything. Read his article in the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/oct/25/comment.politics) and you’ll understand why the Israelis would love him: when he compares Israel and Northern Ireland, he looks at it from an IDF/Loyalist perspective versus a Hamas/Republican perspective. And being a Loyalist in Ireland, you know what he’s going to be in Israel.

Let’s just say, if this is a foreign observer who the Israelis hope will make their inquiry look balanced and fair, they must either be smoking a lot of pot, or they know something I don’t.

I have to say, however, that I do feel sorry for Israel. They’re scared of going to any international organisation because they know that if there’s anything like a balanced report Israel will be damned. So they’re forced to create a mock inquiry and invite sympathetic foreigners to give it some legitimacy, even if said foreigners are beacons of prejudice (cue David Trimble).

The worst thing is that the Israelis may get away with it, like they get away with everything.

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