Israel Rejects Flotilla Inquiry

Israel's Ambassador to America has announced that Israel will not allow for an international inquiry into the Gaza flotilla incident:

JERUSALEM — Israel’s ambassador to Washington said Sunday that his country would reject an international inquiry into last week’s deadly raid on a Turkish ship, but there was still no formal announcement from Jerusalem on the matter.

“We are rejecting the idea of an international commission,” Michael B. Oren, the ambassador, told Fox News Sunday. “We are discussing with the Obama administration the way in which our inquiry will take place.”

He added, “At the end of the day, Israel has the right, the duty, as a democracy to investigate any military activity.”

The remarks came after the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, conveyed a proposal to Israel for an international panel to investigate the raid on the ship, which was trying to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

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