Sunday, January 23, 2011

Israel: Soldiers who killed activists on Gaza aid flotilla were doing ‘their duty’

Yahoo - An Israeli probe ruled on Sunday that a May 2010 raid on Gaza-bound aid ships that killed nine Turks was in keeping with international law, a finding which "stunned and dismayed" Ankara.

In its preliminary findings released the same day, a Turkish investigation said Israeli troops had used "disproportionate" force in boarding the flotilla of ships to prevent them from reaching Israeli-blockaded Gaza.

... Israeli rights groups also reacted with dismay. Israel's Physicians for Human Rights accused the commission of "moral and legal blindness." Read more