This is a follow-up post to the "The Goldstone Report Forgery" post on this blog regarding the written report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict and in it the chapter »The attack on the al-Maqadmah mosque, 3 January 2009«.
Time Index 6:16 of the public hearing video regarding the mosque case made in the written
Goldstone report for the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
Sheikh al-Salawi:
"On the upper floor there were over 300 men. In the basement were plenty of women. My father was on the ground floor and my mother was in the basement. As usual we started the prayer. We prayed a combined prayer."
His mother was "in the basement".
Time Index 16:55 of the public hearing video regarding the mosque case made in the written Goldstone report for the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
Sabah Al-Silawi:
"I demand and demand and demand the vengance for the lost souls of my sons. Five of them are martyrs and six are wounded. The first of them is [Ibrahim] Mousa Eissa al-Salawi fourtyfive. He has left behind seven daughters and two sons. Second Omar Abdul Hafez al-Salawi. He has left behind three daughters and one who was born after he had gone a martyr. And then we have Ahmed Eissa Ismael al-Salawi. He has left behind two children. He was twenty two. Then we have Mohammed Mousa al-Salawi. He was twelve. After that Hani Mohamed Mousa al-Salawi. He was eight. Then come the wounded. Mutia Mousa al-Salawi. He has one shrapnel in his head. Then Tamir [not audible] al-Salawi. He has a shrapnel in his back till today. Then we have Maher Mohammed al-Salawi. He has a shrapnel near his lever. And then we have Abdel Kareem Mohammed al-Salawi. He has a shrapnel in his shoulder and it is there still now. Then Mohammed Chaleel al-Salawi. He has two shrapnels. One in his head and one in his leg.
Then and I was on the first floor. After I heard the hammering of the rocket I rocket I found people carrying bodies [not audible] wounded people in the ambulances . Then I rushed to the morgue and I saw the drawers of the morgue I saw them I [not audible] them farewell then I just rejoiced
in our local way. And I said Al God is great. God is great. God is great. Eh ten of my people have gone martyrs or wounded. So what what how could you image my condition?"
She "was on the first floor". This is a contradiction to the statement of Mr. al-Salawi who claimed that she was "in the basement".
She names "five" "martyrs" and "six" "wounded" from her family.
She claims that her son [Ibrahim] "Mousa Eissa al-Salawi [...] has left behind seven daughters and two sons"
She claims that her son "Ahmed Eissa Ismael al-Salawi [...] has left behind two children"
She claims that her son "Omar Abdul Hafez al-Salawi [...] has left behind three daughters
and one who was born after he had gone a martyr
She claims that "ten of" her "people have gone martyrs or wounded". Here she contradicts herself.
Time Index 26:22 of the public hearing video regarding the mosque case made in the written
Goldstone report for the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict.
Sheikh al-Salawi:
"As we said we have five martyrs. Ibrahim [Mousa Eissa Al Silawi] fourtyfive years. He has left behind 9 school going girls and two sons who are are also school going. Eh then we have Ahmed. He left behind three children. And my nephew Omar was married. And he left behind
five children. And eh he was a salery[?] person. Now these orphans are just waiting for charity from people and institutions."
He claims that Ibrahim [Mousa Eissa Al Silawi] "has left behind 9 school going girls and two sons". This contradicts the testemony of his mother who claims that Ibrahim has left behind 7 girls and 2 boys.
He claims that "Ahmed [...] has left behind three children". This contradicts the testemony of his mother who claims that Ahmed has left behind 2 children.
He claims that "Omar [...] left behind five children". This contradicts the testemony of his mother who claims that Omar has left behind 3 daughters and another daughter.
Looking closely at the testemonies not few contradictions can be observed. How has the Goldstone commission handled these? They apparently haven't noticed or they didn't care.
