Response to the State Comptroller's Report

(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

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Israel's democratic process includes institutional mechanisms for
independent oversight and we thank the State Comptroller for his work.

We reiterate that the panel established by the UN Secretary General to
investigate the flotilla incident clearly ruled that the maritime blockade
to prevent weapons reaching the terrorists in Gaza is legitimate self
defense and that Israel's decision to intercept the flotilla was indeed
legal under international law
http://www.mfa.gov.il/LegalAdvocacy/News/Israel_and_Palmer_Report_6-Sep-2011.htm?
. Ultimately, weapons that reach Hamas in Gaza end up being used against
Israeli civilians.