Exclusive: Schabas’ own colleague, human rights icon Aryeh Neier, calls for him to quit UN Gaza prob

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4. You must have a short memory

No, my friend, Goldstone was the devil too, because he was on the board of Human Rights Watch. The chief Rabbi of South Africa, Warren Goldstone insisted that because Richard Goldstone had expressed shock at the war in Gaza, that he was too biased for consideration - this is the same Rabbi who would later lead efforts to bar Goldstone and his family from religious observances. Your friends over at NGO Monitor insisted that Goldstone's membership on the HRW board 'tainted" him because Human Rights Watch had accused Israel of war crimes (that it had also accused assorted Palestinian factions seems o have been missed, because, well, that spoils the "Goldstone is the devil" narrative.)

"heft" you say? No, it was exactly the same smear campaign we're seeing against Schabas, and for the same reasons - fascists who can't stand the thought of Israel's nastiness being exposed to the UN. Not that anyone there doesn't already know, but providing an avenue to bring it into the open, oh, well, can't have that!

Also, I can't help but notice there is no ranting and raving about Christine Chinkin, Hina Jilani, or Desmond Tavers. Just Richard Goldstone.

Nor am I hearing any complaints about Amal Alamuddin, or Doudou Diène. Just William Schabas.

Out of seven people engaging these fact-finding missions, only two are ever attacked. And boy they are beign attacked savage;y. Goldstone and his kids got death threats. Schabas is being compared to the leaders of IS. Both are having their illustrious careers mauled and dragged through the mud. And one just can't help but notice that these two men have something in common, a trait that is not shared by the other five.

The campaign against Goldstone and now Shabas, is a Jew hunt, Dave. One that you and Shira are - of course - happily joining in on.