ISRAEL yesterday agreed to take part in a UN investigation of its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed UN chief Ban Ki-moon of the decision.
The panel will be set up by Ban, who has been pressing Israel to cooperate.
"Ultimately we are sure that the facts are on our side. We have no problem whatsoever with a credible, objective panel," a government spokesman said. The decision marks a departure for Israel, which has accused many UN bodies of being biased.
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Tuesday, August 03, 2010
