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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/09/AR2009060900117.html
UN's Gaza War Crimes Investigation Unlikely to Lead to Prosecutions
[AP/Washington Post] Ben Hubbard - Veteran UN war crimes investigator Judge Richard Goldstone acknowledged his probe of possible war crimes by Israel and Hamas in Gaza is unlikely to lead to prosecutions. Israel has refused to cooperate, and Hamas security often accompanied his team during their five-day trip to Gaza last week, raising questions about the ability of witnesses to freely describe the militant group's actions. But the chief barrier remains the lack of a court with jurisdiction to hear any resulting cases stemming from the investigation.