Israeli evidence that has emerged since publication of our report doesn‘t negate the tragic loss of civilian life, I regret that our fact-finding mission did not have such evidence explaining the circumstances in which we said civilians in Gaza were targeted, because it probably would have influenced our findings about intentionality and war crimes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, (Haaretz, 4/4): There are very few incidents in which false accusations are taken back, and this is the case with the Goldstone report.
Ehud Barak, Defence Minister, (Haaretz, 4/4): Part of the damage is irreversible…If we bring about a situation where Goldstone expresses his position in an international forum, it may be possible to lessen the damage.