Turkel Committee

A wolf in sheep's clothing: Cover graphic of Im Tirzu's 'NIF - The True Story' report

A pre-publication breakdown of Im Tirzu’s latest ‘report’

Im Tirtzu is about to publish a new ‘report.’ It’s already on the Internet, but they haven’t yet started publicizing it, so get ready to read about it here for the first time. Let’s start with the only new and refreshing aspect of this report. This is the first time that anyone has issued a…

By Yossi Gurvitz May 21, 2014

PM Netanyahu testifies in front of the Turkel Commission in 2010 (Photo: GPO)

The Turkel Committee report: Better late than never

The Turkel Committee seems to be quietly telling the government, ‘We’ve let it slide, this time, but goddamit, you shouldn’t expect such a miracle next time. Here’s a bunch of recommendations you’d better implement if you want a chance, should you find yourself in front of a real committee.’ By Yesh Din, written by Yossi…

By +972 Magazine February 8, 2013

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

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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)

Chief Flotilla raid investigator gives Israel advice on Hasbara

The leader of the flotilla incident investigation committee castigates government, media – and exposes his committee as a sham Former Supreme Court Judge, Ya’akov Turkel, harshly criticized both the government and Israeli media today (Hebrew). Turkel claimed the government “doesn’t know how to do Hasbara properly” (inarticulateness in the original), and that its Hasbara organs…

By Yossi Gurvitz June 16, 2011

“I didn’t come to Israel – I came to Palestine!”

Every country has its cinematic bad guy. For the Turks, it’s us Just a few days after the Turkel committee cleared the IDF of any wrongdoings during its raid of the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara, the most expensive Turkish film ever made hit the theaters across Turkey and the rest of Europe. The film, “Valley of…

By Ami Kaufman January 31, 2011

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

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 Israeli Gaza flotilla inquiry is a sham

The Turkel Committee (investigating the legality of Israel’s lethal response to the Gaza Flotilla in May of this year) is not only a transparent sham, it also undermines what little faith remains in the Israeli system’s ability to scrutinize and correct its own mistakes. Noam has previously posted on a critical review [Hebrew]…

By Roi Maor December 10, 2010

IDF soldiers on the Mavi Marmara (photo: IHH/flickr)

Israeli flotilla inquiry panel tough on NGOs, easy on IDF

A critical review of the protocols of the Turkel Committee, assigned to investigate the raid on the Mavi Marmara which left nine dead, reveals a deep pro-IDF and government bias by committee members One of the great favors the Obama administration did Benjamin Netanyahu last year (another one for which it received very little credit)…

By Noam Sheizaf November 23, 2010

Izzie in HolyLand – Part 13: A tough week

Sunday The intercom buzzes outside of Izzie’s office in Jerusalem Secretary: Yes, Ms. Holyland? Izzie: Ruti, what’s on my schedule today? Secretary: Ms. Holyland today you have to convince your cabinet to vote for deporting 400 children who were born in Israel, speak Hebrew with an Israeli accent, were educated here but were unfortunate to have…

By Ami Kaufman August 13, 2010