Israel to Take Part in U.N. Flotilla Raid Probe
Netanyahu agrees to take part in the UN prope, since Israel has nothing to hide.
“Israel has nothing to hide. The opposite is true. It is in Israel’s national interest to ensure that the factual truth about the entire flotilla incident will be brought to light and the entire world, and that is precisely the principle we are promoting,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
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“I sincerely hope that this will contribute to the peace process as well as improvement of relationship between Israel and Turkey,” Ban said. The four-member panel will be chaired by former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer and co-chaired by outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and include a Turkish and an Israeli representative.