Israel Matzav

IDF Deputy: Goldstone Report a Trojan horse

IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Benny Gantz told the opening session of the Herzliya Conference on Sunday that the Goldstone Report is a Trojan horse "taking advantage of a legal speculum that will eventually harm us."

Speaking at the 10th annual Herzliya Conference, Gantz said, "Our moral soundness is clear after dozens of investigations and interrogations. The [same] army doctor who visited Haiti (as part of the IDF taskforce) also took part in Cast Lead.

"Israel must make it clear that while we share a number of values with the West, there is a basic difference. We live with our values in a war zone. This fusillade does not allow us to respond any other way. We must remove this threat. We cannot remain victims."

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Gantz said that during the war in Gaza his mother, who passed away five months ago, told him, "Don't stop sending them food, and don't stop fighting."

"This is the essence of it all," said the deputy IDF chief, "We must remain moral, but at the same time continue to fight in the face of the threats."

Actually, much of the West is now living in a war zone. They just don't recognize it yet.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:39 AM