That American journalists are averse to reading the Goldstone report documenting Israeli and Palestinian war crimes during the Gaza war of 2008 goes without saying. David Kenner of Foreign Policy makes that plain. He reads the Goldstone report (and Israel’s less than convincing response) “so that you don’t have to.”
Thus heavy moral burdens of the Washington reporter are eased. You don’t have to get familiar with the question of justice in Israel and Palestine. Just get your talking points and move on. On four key points, Kenner compares the South African jurist’s scathing report on Israeli Defense Forces actions during the Gaza war with Israel’s stout defense.
Guess who comes out ahead?
