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April 16, 2010

Gaza Inquiry Head Skips Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah to Avoid Protests from Right-Wing Jewish Groups
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The international jurist Richard Goldstone has confirmed he’s skipping
his grandson’s bar mitzvah in South Africa due to protests from local
Jewish groups. Goldstone was the head of a UN inquiry that accused
Israel of committing war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity
during its three-week assault on Gaza beginning in December 2008. His
grandson’s bar mitzvah is scheduled to take place next month at a
Johannesburg synagogue. Right-wing Jewish groups had reportedly planned
to hold a protest outside the ceremony were Goldstone to attend.