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Al Jazeera English - Focus - South Africa's legal war over Gaza

Al Jazeera English - Focus - South Africa's legal war over Gaza : "They want to investigate South African citizens who may have fought for the Israeli army during the war on Gaza in December and January, with a view to prosecuting them on South African soil for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The lawyers are representing two civic organisations, The Media Review Network and the Palestinian Solidarity Alliance. Working from a Johannesburg office, they are building a case known as the Gaza docket which seeks to bring the South African soldiers to justice for their role in the Gaza war."

Al Jazeera English - Focus - The Goldstone report: A Jewish view

Al Jazeera English - Focus - The Goldstone report: A Jewish view : "I recently spent an evening on a conference call with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the United Nations fact finding mission on the Gaza conflict. His commission authored the Goldstone report, which has been received with controversy in some quarters of the Jewish community. On the call were 150 American rabbis and rabbinic students who wanted to hear directly from Goldstone about the process of creating the report and about its findings. There is an old saying that where there are two Jews, there will be three opinions. This is especially true on the subject of Israel and Palestine, where passions run high on all sides."