Few issues are more sensitive than anything involving Israelis and Palestinians. That's surely an understatement.

A U.N. investigative team's report this week that concluded that both sides in the latest conflict committed war crimes has produced indignation in Israel.

President Shimon Peres, The Jerusalem Post reports, said the report "mocks history and fails to distinguish between aggressor and those acting in self-defense."

All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talked today with the retired South African judge who led the inquiry, Richard Goldstone, and with Mark Regev, spokesman for the Israeli government. Their opinions on the validity of the report couldn't have been more different.

At one point, Robert asks Goldstone about comments that the judge's daughter made to Israel's Army Radio (which were then reported in the Jerusalem Post). She said her father is a Zionist who wants to make Israel stronger, not weaker. Here's part of Robert's conversation with the investigator:

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Regev, however, is caustic in his condemnation of Goldstone:

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Regev mentions Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former U.N. high commissioner for Human Rights, because she turned down the chance to head the U.N. investigation into the actions of both sides in last January's battles.

Much more of Robert's conversations with Goldstone and Regev will be on today's ATC. Click here to find an NPR station near you.