Title: Controversial UN report defended at Brandeis forum

" Two months ago the Government of Israel rejected a UN report that accused the Israeli military of war crimes investigation centered. On the war Israel launched against the terror group Hamas last week."

" Tonight at Brandeis University head of the UN fact finding mission and a former ambassador to Israel went head to head on this issue. NEC and Scott Young does on the Brandeis campus and Waltham tonight Scott."

" Well -- no real fireworks here this evening people did wait in long lines security was very -- he was a packed house. All the -- to very high ranking officials sparred politely over the Gaza war. Please join me in welcoming justice Richard."

" With both the United States congress and Israel rejecting his fiercely controversial United Nations report. South African constitutional judge Richard Goldstone agrees to a forum at Brandeis University with former Israeli ambassador to the UN dory gold."

" War crimes are committed in this report report to view the report. Simply distorts the very essence of what Israel stands for and provides fuel for those seeking. Its -- utilization."

" The forum is briefly interrupted when a student group poses a protest. -- report senators on a three week conflict to last winter in Gaza. That killed thirteen Israelis and nearly 1400 Palestinians. Many of them civilians. The report concludes that Israel used disproportionate force deliberately targeting civilians and using Palestinians as human shields during its incursion into Gaza. To root out Palestinian rocket squads."

" That is the essence of what we'll find -- The guy in Israel has the -- to root rot and indeed duty to defend its citizens I repeat nothing -- But in doing so it's responsive must be proportionate. That is the rule and up and all that reward has been accepted by his room."

" The recording is mostly critical of the Jewish state. But also blames Palestinians for launching thousands of rockets at civilians in Israel since 2001."

" The single reason Israel went to war on December 27 2008. Was to finally bring the rain of rocket fire on its civilians to a halt."

" report recommended the UN Security Council require both sides to carry out what it called credible investigation. Into alleged abuses during the conflict. The Palestinians have agreed that at this point Israel has refused. I personally have full confidence in the Israeli legal system to get to the bottom of the Gaza war. The minute trees investigating. It so. Behind road towards. That's not a legal system. That -- that's not good judicial system it's not just to sample. Students and other observers said the form was a rare chance to hear judge Goldstone defend the report against a senior Israeli figure."

" Care a lot about the conflict but I also just wanna learn more left angle. Because he says it shows what truly is happening we chose not only what Israel is doing it shows what Hamas is doing I -- this is a problem with the American Jewish community -- It does not listen to voices which criticize Israel. I need to change I think judge Goldstone who's telling the truth and people don't wanna hear especially people in United States such as in the United States congress really --"

" A lot about about what's going on in -- on and and the Palestinian territories and I want. I want to figure out if there's no way we can solve the."

" That I should tell you that those student protesters. We're not arrested in fact the police surrounded them and ask them to sit down and then later on they were allowed to participate. In the fourth. That's Scott -- and Waltham Massachusetts --"