(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - The Israeli cabinet is set to approve Monday the establishment of an independent public commission to examine the events around the takeover of the Gaza flotilla. The commission is to be headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Jacob Turkel. Professor of international law and Israel Prize laureate Shabtai Rosen, and Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Horev, former president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, will also participate. Two foreign observers will take part in the commission's deliberations: Nobel Peace Prize laureate William David Trimble of Ireland, and Ken Watkin, former military judge advocate general from Canada. The commission will deal with the legality of the navy's actions and whether it conforms to international law. The commission will also examine the Turkish position and actions taken by the flotilla's organizers, especially the Turkish group IHH.
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