Monday, April 27, 2009

Legal group: Israel must allow UN investigation to proceed


Press release, National Lawyers Guild, 26 April 2009

"Calling the Israeli military's self-exoneration "lacking in credibility," the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) on Thursday categorically rejected the Israeli military's findings that its soldiers did not commit war crimes during "Operation Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip. The NLG reiterates its call to US President Barack Obama to lend strong support to the UN -- commissioned investigation into the conduct of both Israel and Hamas during Israel's 22-day offensive -- something Hamas has already agreed to, but Israel has indicated it will block......"

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