The international investigation into the May 31 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, which left nine aid workers dead, is going extremely poorly according to UN officials, because Israel is refusing to cooperate and has not allowed the investigation team to visit the nation.
Israel surprised many by agreeing to cooperate with the probe in the first place, particularly after officials claimed that those calling for the probe were inherently anti-Israel. But that cooperation flagged earlier this month when Israeli officials claimed a “secret deal” existed with Ban Ki-moon that granted blanket immunity to all commandos from testifying.
The claim was immediately denied by the UN, prompting official “outrage” by Israel and threats to withdraw from the probe entirely. So far they haven’t withdrawn, but they also aren’t cooperating.
Israel is declining to comment on the investigation, or on their lack of cooperation with the investigation. The Israeli government claims that the ship was secretly full of al-Qaeda terrorists who were heavily armed, though no one from the ship was detained as a terrorist and no guns were found.
Secret terrorists, vanishing weapons, squadrons of flying suicide squirrels and moose threatening the brave Israeli Kommando with invisible rope. Only in the fevered imagination of lunatics could such "threats" be told with a straight face.
The only reason that Israel agreed to participate was so that they could control or stall the investigation. The investigation should go on without the involvement of Israel. Involving Israel is like having a murderer partifcipate in the police investigation. It's just more Israel perfidy, like mentioning peace, making ridiculous demands , then blaming the Palestinians for the failure, followed by cute quips like they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, quips dutifully reported by the israeli controlled or intimidated mainstream media.
If Israelite are the chosen ones, what does it make god who gave them that title and deed to the ME?
The "Chosen" status ended with the New Testament.
I'm so shocked that there's gambling going on in Sam's place.
The corrupt governments of the world will allow this. But will the people? Boycott Israel. Protest. Vote out of office every corrupt fool that goes along with this. Won't change overnite. But it can change. Ask Nelson Mandella.
God must be a con man. He's sold everyone and every people on the idea that that they are his chosen one's. I know damn well he's promised that to me.
Israel, just cooperate, for Pete's sake.
Charles
If ever there was a scourge of God put on this earth It is this parasitic abomination called Israel. Even so for the sake of world peace I hope the peace talks succeed but in the end I am certain there is only one practical solution namely a one state solution. Zionism like fascism and communism is destined for failure.
We must never forget, Israel does no wrong, sees Arabs as non-human, does not submit to nuclear inspection, and has no shadow reflection. This double standard is vile. The world is sick of Israeli double standards and PR. The USA must stop supporting Israel with their ethnic cleansing in Gaza, cruel blockade, and illegal bombing of schools in Gaza with illegal weapons.
you see all kinds of things on acid. low intelligence and drugs – a bad combination
i never realized that holocaust denial was a casus belli, and does that rule apply to all genocide?