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The report, released by an independent international fact-finding mission headed by former international war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone last month, accused Israel and Palestinian armed groups of committing war crimes during the three-week Gaza war that erupted December 27.
US deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the 15-member council merely agreed to bring forward the regular monthly debate on the Middle East from October 20 to next Wednesday.
Diplomats said Western ambassadors rejected the Libyan push for a meeting focused exclusively on the Goldstone report, which they say should be examined by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.
But Arab ambassadors made it clear that they planned to use next Wednesday's debate to turn the spotlight on the findings of the report.
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US deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the 15-member council merely agreed to bring forward the regular monthly debate on the Middle East from October 20 to next Wednesday.
Diplomats said Western ambassadors rejected the Libyan push for a meeting focused exclusively on the Goldstone report, which they say should be examined by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.
But Arab ambassadors made it clear that they planned to use next Wednesday's debate to turn the spotlight on the findings of the report.
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