Ban Ki-Moon demands Israel reconsider rejected probe (Insists on international investigation)

BBC News ^ | 06/08/2010

[SeekAndFind]

The UN Secretary General has insisted other nations should oversee an investigation into Israel's deadly boarding of a Turkish ship.

Ban Ki-Moon restated the demands days after Israel rejected a similar suggestion that the probe be carried out by an international tribunal.

Israel is insisting it should carry out the investigation itself.

Nine people died when Israel prevented a flotilla of ships docking in the Gaza Strip on 31 May.

Israel has outlined the focus of the probes it will conduct.

They will look exclusively into the legality of Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and the raid on the aid flotilla, Israeli minister without portfolio Benny Begin told public radio on Tuesday.

Rejection

But a UN spokesman said Mr Ban still hoped for "credible international involvement" in the investigation to ensure it was "prompt, credible, impartial and transparent".

He said they had not received an official rejection from Israel.

On Sunday Israel's ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, told US broadcaster Fox News that Israel has the ability and the right to investigate its own military.

That came hours after Mr Ban had called the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to outline plans for an international tribunal.

At a regional security conference in Turkey on Tuesday 21 out of 22 member countries denounced the raid on the Turkish ship the Mavi Marmara.

[JDW11235]

Oh wow.

[Tennessee Nana]

Barking Moon...

[DoughtyOne]

[DoughtyOne]

Insisted? What a jackass.

[JPG]

Ban Ki-Moonbat is an algore “cap and tax” shill who never met a socialist he didn't like. Mr. Moonbat, we've heard you, now, you can insert your head back up your rear. Israel will do just fine without your nutty input.

[Adder]

Scru Banki Moon

[Venturer]

Ban-Ki- Moon needs to check out Iran and N Korea before he starts screwing aropund with Israel

[ZULU]

Ban-Ki needs to be probed.

[musicman]

"But a UN spokesman said Mr Ban still hoped for "credible international involvement" in the investigation to ensure it was "prompt, credible, impartial and transparent". "

[SeekAndFind]

prompt, credible, impartial and transparent". "

And who will these "impartial" inspectors be ? I'd like to hear their names.

Are they going to be composed of representatives from countries like Libya, which not too long ago, chaired the United Nations Human Rights Commission ?

[The Comedian]

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[ijrazz]

Ban will likely appoint the UN high commission on human rights to investigate Israel for human rights violations.

[Little Ray]

Okay. We reconsidered.
The answer is still “No.”

[Joan Kerrey]

Mr Ban still hoped for “credible international involvement” in the investigation to ensure it was “prompt, credible, impartial and transparent”.

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This is not possible at the United Nations. The deck is stacked against Israel, always has been and always will be considering who the majority of member nations are.

The United Nations is a discrace.