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Israel has rejected the idea of an international inquiry to investigate last weeks deadly boarding of a Gaza-bound flotilla and the Israeli government said it would appoint its own panel of inquiry and would invite two approved international observers to join it.United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had proposed a commission of inquiry headed by a former New Zealand prime minister, with representatives from Israel, Turkey and the United States. Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak rejected the idea in response to opposition stance on the issue. Turkish leaders reiterated that they would demand for an inquiry from unbiased investigators.
