Mistakes made ‘at senior level’ in Israeli raid, probe finds FEATURE 07/14/2010

Mistakes made ‘at senior level’ in Israeli raid, probe finds

FEATURE 07/14/2010 TEL AVIV — Mistakes were made at a “relatively senior” level during Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid boat but the use of live fire by commandos was justified, the results of military probe showed Monday. “Mistakes were made in the various decisions taken, including within relatively senior ranks, which contributed to the result not being as we would have wished,” retired Gen. Giora Eiland told reporters in Tel Aviv on Monday as he presented the results of the internal inquiry. “In this inquiry we found that there were some professional mistakes regarding both the intelligence and the decision-making process,” said Eiland, who headed the panel tasked with examining how the operation unfolded and learning lessons from it. The Eiland Committee began its work on June 7, exactly a week after the botched naval raid in which Israeli Navy commandos launched a pre-dawn raid on a Turkish ferry carrying more than 600 persons. In the resulting fracas, nine Turkish nationals were shot dead and dozens of other people injured, including seven Israeli commandos. The raid, conducted in international waters, provoked a global backlash against Israel and prompted widespread calls for an international probe..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100714com2.html

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