Report: UN panel rules IDF boarded Marmara 'to kill'

UN commission to publish findings on IDF raid on Turkish flotilla vessel, prompting Israel to debate whether to apologize to Turkey, newspaper says

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4099383,00.html

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"The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet said Sunday that the Palmer report on last year's Gaza-bound flotilla is expected to be released this week.

According to the newspaper, the UN-appointed panel to investigate the raid on the Mavi Marmara vessel has ruled that IDF soldiers boarded the ship with an intention to kill.

The Turkish daily claimed that this assertion is what prompted the debate within Israel's government on whether the Jewish State should issue an apology to Turkey. The Forum of Eight Ministers was expected to discuss the issue on Sunday.

According to the article, Israel is considering compensating the families of the nine people killed aboard the ship, and intends to issue a statement regretting the loss of life - regardless of Turkey's demand for an official apology.

The newspaper claimed that Israel is worried that such an apology will pave the way for international law suits to be filed against the IDF soldiers."

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The publication of a United Nations report on the events of the 2010 Gaza flotilla has been delayed for a third time, a senior Israeli official said Sunday, in order to allow Israel and Turkey to continue negotiations in an effort to end the diplomatic crisis between them.

The official said that the UN report on Israel's seizure of a Turkish ship that participated in last year's Gaza flotilla was due to be published next Wednesday, but following an Israeli request, its release date was delayed by another three weeks to August 20.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/un-report-on-gaza-flotilla-delayed-due-to-israeli-request-to-continue-turkey-talks-1.375040

The Palmer report was first delayed at the request of Turkey. Now it is delayed at the request of both sides.

Haaretz says in the snip I included that Israel requested the delay

Gee , what a surprise .

Who would of predicted this from an UN report ?

( the report could of been written before any investigation ,
Just wait for Justice Goldstone to retract this report too)

is not enough Israel must be found to be immaculate?

Anyone have a link to the Hurriyet article that makes this claim?

Do they have a source?

after all Hurriyet does have an on-line English language edition

How about you?

I am thinking maybe they article has not been published in the online English edition.

Maybe somebody can find it in Turkish?

I will be interesting if it were to prove true, but until one gets some sort of official release or statement it is just media noise.