An Israeli commission that examined the deadly raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza last May concluded Sunday that Israel had acted in accordance with international law when its military enforced its naval blockade by intercepting the ships in international waters.The commission alluded to the regrettable consequences of the loss of human life and physical injuries nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed and more than 50 were wounded during clashes on a Turkish vessel that was trying to breach the blockade. But the commission found that Israeli soldiers had acted professionally and in a measured manner in the face of extensive and unanticipated violence.The raid stirred international outrage and condemnation of Israel and its blockade of the Gaza Strip, and Israeli officials were hoping that the investigation would win the country at least some foreign support. But critics argued that the findings were a foregone conclusion.This committee was suspect from the beginning, said Moshe Negbi, the legal commentator for Israel Radio, because it was appointed by the government, because this was not a state commission of inquiry.Turkeys prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dismissed the report, saying Sunday that it had no value or credibility.
