Israel appoints civilian investigation committee for flotilla follies

On Sunday and Monday, the Netanyahu government appointed a civilian investigative committee examine the events of May 31 when the flotilla of fools was intercepted off Gaza. The commission will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice Yaakov Turkel, and will include international law expert Professor Shabtai Rosen and Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Amos Horev, a former president of the Technion.Two foreign