U.S. State Department denies push for UN Gaza flotilla probe

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-state-department-denies-push-for-un-gaza-flotilla-probe-1.295638

The Weekly Standard reports that White House officials told foreign governments Obama would back UN investigation.

U.S. State Department Spokesman Philip J. Crowley denied Friday a report published in American journal The Weekly Standard that the White House supported a United Nations international investigation into the Gaza flotilla affair.

"We are not aware of any resolution that will be introduced at the UN next week," Crowley said at a White House press conference. "We are in discussion with the UN, and I think UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is evaluating the situation."

"We support an Israeli led investigation and we are open to the potential ways in which the international community can participate in it," Crowley clarified, and added that "the investigation has to be impartial si it can been seen as credible. International participation in some fashion can enhance the result, the outcome and the support for the investigation."



According to the report, senior White House officials told foreign governments that U.S President Barack Obama's administration would support a United Nations effort to erect an independent inquiry committee investigating the Gaza flotilla raid.


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