Jacob Turkel

IDF soldier shooting live bullets at demonstrators in Nabi Saleh, November 2, 2012 [illustrative] (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Legal panel: IDF doesn’t follow own procedures regarding Palestinian civilian casualties

The Turkel Committee, appointed following the deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara, determined that the IDF didn’t follow its own procedures in cases of Palestinian civilian casualties. However, the committee also believes that the IDF should continue to be the one probing its own actions. The Turkel Committee, which was appointed to examine the events…

By Noam Sheizaf February 7, 2013

The Israeli inquiry into its lethal response to the Gaza flotilla is a transparent sham. In the photo: the flotilla boarded by IDF troupes (photo: Israel MFA)

The Gaza Flotilla Inquiry: Afloat in a sea of whitewash

The Turkel Committee, investigating the legality of Israel’s lethal response to the Gaza Flotilla in May 2010, has published the first part of its conclusions. The omens for the report were not good, and unfortunately, its 248 pages (Hebrew) reinforce the impression that this inquiry was a sham, intended to whitewash any Israeli wrongdoing involved with the…

By Roi Maor January 23, 2011

IDF document: “Policy principle: separating Gaza from West Bank”

An IDF Powerpoint slideshow, presented before the Turkel committee for the investigation of the Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla, reveals the official goals of the Israeli policy regarding the Gaza strip. The slideshow, prepared by The Administration for the Coordination of Government Policy in the Territories – the IDF body in charge of carrying…

By Noam Sheizaf September 5, 2010

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IDF spokesperson spins Mavi Marmara video for local political purposes

After weeks in which Israel refused to release the media confiscated form the journalists on the Gaza-bound flotilla, a short clip is posted on the IDF radio site, just at the perfect timing for Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi’s needs Israeli chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi testified this week before the Turkel committee, the investigating…

By Noam Sheizaf August 13, 2010

British PM Cameron: Gaza is a prison camp

In a visit to Turkey, newly appointed British Prime Minister said that the attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla was “‘completely unacceptable” This is from the Telegraph’s report: Today Mr Cameron said: ”The situation in Gaza has to change. Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. ”Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to…

By Noam Sheizaf July 27, 2010