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US ambassador shuns UN debate on Goldstone

November 5, 2009 10:19
The US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice has not attended the UN General Assembly

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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The US ambassador to the UN has shunned the debate over the Goldstone Report at the meeting of the UN General Assembly.

Ambassador Susan Rice did not attend any discussion of the report, and her deputy Alejandro Wolff listened only to the speeches from Swedish ambassador, Anders Lidén, who was representing the European Union, and that of the Israeli ambassador Gabriela Shalev.

Egypt’s UN ambassador Magued Abdel Aziz was the first to speak at the debate, arguing for Israel to launch its own investigation into Operation Cast Lead, and claiming that Israel deliberately targeted civilians during the Gaza offensive.

Sweden’s Mr Lidén said the EU was committed to taking the Goldstone Report seriously, and would press for action against those who had violated any human rights.