The Congress is now considering legislation that would condemn the Goldstone report on Gaza in the most extreme and relentless terms, as an offense of nature and a victimization of Israel–thereby trying to undermine the edifice of international human rights law that has been created in the last 60 years. The resolution even cites the international outcry that the report has generated.

Whereas the `Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the

Gaza Conflict’ is being exploited by Israel’s enemies to excuse the

actions of violent militant groups and their state sponsors, and to

justify isolation of and punitive measures against the democratic,

Jewish State of Israel;

The American Jewish Committee is already urging people to call and write their representatives to support the measure. Maybe you could call your congressperson, too, huh?

And here’s Tony Judt’s appeal to Jews to speak out in favor of Goldstone’s historic report.