Israel rejects int'l panel to probe deadly raid: ambassador
08:55, 7 June 2010
WASHINGTON. June 7. KAZINFORM Israel's ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said on Sunday that his country will reject an international commission to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship that killed nine international volunteers; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
"We are rejecting an international commission. We are discussing with the Obama administration a way in which our inquiry will take place," Oren said on Fox News Channel.
"Israel is a democracy. Israel has the ability and the right to investigate itself, not to be investigated by any international board," he added.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reportedly proposed to establish an international panel to investigate the raid; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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