Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the names of the members of the panel that will investigate the Gaza flotilla. There are two international observers, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted that the committee would be headed by former Supreme Court Justice Yaakov Tirkel. The committee will be comprised of professor of international law and Israel Prize laureate Shabtai Rosen, and Brigadier General (res.) Amos Horev, former president of Haifa’s Technion.
Two foreign observers will also be appointed: Lord William David Trimble, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Ken Watkin, international lawyer and former judge advocate general for Canada. The observers will also take part in discussions and consultations.
Barry Rubin is happy about it. The Canadians are happy about it. I’m happy about it. I’m going to guess that Israel’s enemies are going to insist that a UN inquiry be commissioned. But it’s not going to happen. However, we will find out who is interested in the truth, and who is interested in furthering their own causes, by the reactions to the Turkel Panel.
Hey Yourish, great posts these last few days (not that they weren’t great before – just that your site’s been really useful anytime I need to find a link in “discussions” with people…)
Which brings me to the next point: Have any examples of similar situations with other countries, where an inquiry was done by the country itself, and the world was fine with it?
Yeah, that’s my next series. Abu Ghraib and the British investigation into “war crimes” by British troops in Iraq. No international component.
Awesome :)