Die zwei Seiten der UN-Diplomatie: der Menschenrechtsrat

Bei der Verhandlung des Goldstone-Berichts im UN-Menschenrechtsrat zu möglichen Kriegsverbrechen im Gaza-Krieg wurde wieder deutlich, wie kompliziert und voller Tücken internationale Friedensinitiativen doch sind.

Die Verurteilung der Kriegsverbrechen auf beiden Seiten (also IDF und Hamas), d.h. die Annahme des Berichts ist bestimmt zu begrüßen. Andererseits bietet das auch Staaten eine Bühne, die fleißig mit Steinen aus ihren so gar nicht durchsichtigen Glashäusern werfen:

- HAMID BAEIDI NEJAD (Iran) welcomed and fully supported the convening of this Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Iran strongly believed that the relevant recommendations in the report of the Fact-Finding Mission on Gaza should be taken seriously and resolutely....

- KHALIL BITAR (Syria) said that only a few days had gone by since the discussions in the Council on the atrocities committed by Israel in Gaza. The occupying power had provoked the Palestinians further by attacking the Al Aqsa Mosque....

- IBRAHIM A.E. ALDREDI (Libya) said that this Special Session was being held in light of worsening conditions for the Palestinian people in Gaza, East Jerusalem and the other Arab Occupied Territories...

- QIAN BO (China), in an explanation of the vote after the vote, said that, in order to protect the rights of the people in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in the broader context of their support for peace in the region, they had voted in favour of the resolution.

Abstimmungsergebnis:

Dafür: :

Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, and Zambia.

Dagegen:

Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Ukraine, and United States of America.

Enthaltungen:

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, and Uruguay.