Opposing Any Endorsement Or Further Consideration Of Report Of The United Nations Fact Finding Mission On The Gaza Conflict

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Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support for the resolution before us calling for the unequivocal opposition to any endorsement or further consideration of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.

This report, more commonly known as ``the Goldstone Report'' continues the U.N.'s misguided treatment towards Israel.

Madam Speaker, this report and its findings have been skewed from the start. Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, condemned the mandate to initiate the report as being one-sided and ``guided not by human rights, but by politics.''

Therefore, the results are not surprising. The report gives a one-sided account of the conflict and does nothing to promote or bring about stability in the region.

While seeking to condemn Israel with outrageous accusations, nowhere in the misguided report does it recognize the fact that Israel has a right to defend itself from violent terrorist attacks.

Adopting this resolution will go a long way in sending a message to the U.N. that the American people will not stand for this biased and misleading action.

I want to thank Chairman Berman and Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen for their thoughtful work on this resolution. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' and move towards real, meaningful peace in the Middle East.

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