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Dershowitz’ Latest Outrage, Compares Goldstone to Mengele

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15 Responses to “Dershowitz’ Latest Outrage, Compares Goldstone to Mengele”

mary says:

May 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM

Every repulsive word out of Dersh’s mouth is a victory for Palestine because only the most ignorant and hateful Zionist dirtbag would find anything Dershowitz says to be of any value whatsoever.

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- David says:
  
  May 13, 2010 at 2:54 PM
  
  Well and truly said!!!
  
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uncle joe mccarthy says:

May 12, 2010 at 5:54 PM

one problem richard,

goldstone has repeatedly stated that he was always against the apartheid system.

no one forced him to become a judge.

he willingly became a part of the system that he now says was abhorrent to him.

is it a bit overboard to compare him to mengele? yes

but goldstone supporters should really steer clear of trying to justify his choice of taking a judgeship in apartheid south africa.

and i do believe that the attorney who represented mandela was offered a judgeship (before he became mandela’s atty) and turned it down, for the reason that he could not serve under the apartheid regime, enforcing apartheid laws.

oh, and if kagan is against the death penalty, and is asked about it and lies, it is grounds for impeachment should she sit on the bench.

just as roberts and alito should be impeached for lying during their confirmation hearings.

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- Richard Silverstein says:
  
  May 12, 2010 at 11:51 PM
  
  is it a bit overboard to compare him to mengele? yes
  
  “A bit?????” Pls. don’t make me laugh. You make yrself into such an apologist for him w. such a pathetic mini-me acknowledgement of the horror of his statement.
  
  oh, and if kagan is against the death penalty, and is asked about it and lies
  
  That’s not how confirmation hearings work. These people are far too smooth to lie. They just refuse to take a clear cut position.
  
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- Peter H says:
  
  May 13, 2010 at 6:26 PM
  
  Uncle Joe,
  
  Actually, there were many liberal Afrikaners like Goldstone who accepted appointments to the bench in the 1970′s and 1980s in the hopes that they would push South Africa in the direction towards constitutional democracy. And the fact is that Goldstone did issue several rulings as a Justice that considerably undermined the Apartheid regime, not to mention his work chairing the Commission on Public Violence and Intimidation from 1991-1994 that exposed the use of death squads by F.W. DeKlerk. Read these pieces about Goldstone’s work as Justice before you condemn him for being a sell-out to apartheid.
  
  Frankly, I think the judgment of Nelson Mandela regarding Goldstone carries a lot more weight in this area than Alan Dershowitz’ or Danny Ayalon’s
  
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editorsteve says:

May 12, 2010 at 7:03 PM

Goldstone’s own words, here, explain the situation.

http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/31527/goldstone-responds-death-penalty-allegations

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- David says:
  
  May 13, 2010 at 2:51 PM
  
  As one who lived in the Middle East for several years and supports the Palestinians in their just struggle against expansionst/occupier Israel, I want to thank Alan Dershowitz for yet another irrational and desperate outburst. Every time he opens his mouth in public to attack those who are critical of Israel more people rally to the Palestinian cause. Keep it up Dersh!!!
  
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DERSHOWITZ: ZIO=NAZI LEADING GLOBAL BACHERS « Shoah says:

May 13, 2010 at 3:09 AM

[...] He tackles one of Israel’s leading global backers, Alan Dershowitz, a man the Zionist Diaspora seems to love because he’s so strongly “pro-Israel” but they really would defend this? [...]

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Anatomy of a backfired smear campaign against Judge Goldstone says:

May 13, 2010 at 9:41 AM

[...] crimes means nothing. Goldberg said “he is a man without a moral compass.” Dershowitz compares the international jurist to Joseph Mengele, the Nazi “Angel of Death”, because both of [...]

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ivor says:

May 14, 2010 at 12:57 AM

“…Likely knows next to nothing about South African law.”
You know nothing about SA law.
Beyond the death penalty, Goldstone upheld and also handed out convocations on number of other serious racial laws.
Try looking up his not so great history here in South Africa. His dubious findings during the Goldstone commission here in South Africa. He found that the ANC was virtually blameless for the death of thousands of their black opponent during the spiral of violence following Mandela’s release.
Of course Mandela allowed him to stay on as a judge. Goldstone proved during apartheid and then when the tables turned that he is a willing servant to whoever will pay his cheque.

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- Richard Silverstein says:
  
  May 14, 2010 at 2:15 PM
  
  You don’t appear to know much about S.A. law or S.A either. Or is it that you’re such a partisan ideological hack that you know about these things & choose to skew what you report to make Goldstone & the ANC look as evil as possible. At any rate, yr views are clearly far right wing & should be treated w. some skepticism.
  
  I’m frankly unwilling to take your unsubstantiated word for anything inculding Goldstone’s record. You merely make value judgements & provide no proof or even serious argument.
  
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Matt says:

May 14, 2010 at 10:33 PM

The Case for Israel, The Case for Peace, The Case For Moral Clarity, The Case Against Israel’s Enemies, The Case Against the Goldstone Report…

Boy, I just can’t wait for “The Case” box set.

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- Richard Silverstein says:
  
  May 15, 2010 at 12:30 AM
  
  How ’bout “The Case for Dersh,” “The Case for Dersh’s Nobel”??
  
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Lessons from the UC Berkeley Divestment Effort says:

June 1, 2010 at 5:36 PM

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Israel used disproportionate force against Nakba Day protesters, UN says says:

July 6, 2011 at 7:42 AM

[...] the UN's Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Michael Williams. No word on whether anyone has compared him to Mengele [...]

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