“Israeli” Turkel Panel” “Israeli” Soldiers Acted in Self Defense, Gaza Siege Does Not Break Int. Law!

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"Israeli" soldiers who took part in a raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla last May which resulted in the deaths of nine people on board had acted in self-defense, according to the first part of a report by an "Israeli" panel of inquiry into the incident, which was released Sunday.
The Turkel Commission also determined that "Israel's" three-and-a-half year blockade of the Gaza Strip does not break international law.

The first part of the report focuses on the legality of the blockade on Gaza and of "Israeli" efforts to enforce it, including the raid on the six-ship flotilla. It will also analyze the identity and goals of the flotilla's organizers and passengers.

"Israeli" naval commanders raided the Mavi Marmara, the flagship of the Turkish-sponsored Gaza-bound aid flotilla, on May 31, 2010. Nine people were killed. The commission determined that the incident did not constitute an offence against international law as it claimed there were clear indications that the flotilla intended to break the naval blockade.
The report also determined that "Israel" had been in compliance with the formal conditions of enforcing a naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, adding that Israel had also complied with the humanitarian conditions for such a blockade.

The report's second part, to be submitted in another few months, will discuss "Israel's" mechanisms for investigating suspected violations of international law, as well as the government decision-making process ahead of the raid.

A wild guess... the second part of the report will prove "Israel" right as well!