"An international committee which offered limited criticism over Israel's actions" Hardly 'limited'... "the loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force by Israeli forces during the take-over of the Mavi Marmara was unacceptable" - UN Palmer Report "no evidence has been provided (by Israel) to establish that any of the deceased were armed with lethal weapons" - UN Palmer Report

the israeli government should settle for $25 million compensation for having our soldiers badly injured while carrying out their lawful duties, the cost of the operation to repel the turkish invasion, and for the pain and suffering of the soldiers families. i think that will be a very reasonable settlement....PAID IN CASH!

Regrettably that amount would be the morally but not diplomatically correct number.

to restore Israeli pride after such a political disgrace. There is not one political, moral, or strategic advantage in admitting you are wrong, when you are 100% right. This behavior on the part of the Israeli Gov't is so shocking, no one knows how to react. Believe me, there is nothing secret here, it is pure betrayal.

Turkey has become a islamofascist state similar to Iran under erDOG , The carrot wont work here ,only the stick will do it.

They were just a few radicals not terrorist.

Or the arab league Pay? Can Someone Please Tell Me, after the findings of the Palmer Report Were Released And Exonerated The IDF Commandoes of wrong doing, and Placed The BLAME on Fomentors Who Tried To Break A Legal Blockade? Why would there be a need for an apology? If Any apologizing needs to be done it should be tayyip recep erDOGan Who Do The Apologizing to the familes And Israel For This Whole Fiasco/Blunder!!!!

There is only one question: what did Obama promise to Netanyahu if he goes through this shameful procedure? I am deeply ashamed that you are apologizing to terrorists.

Israel made a huge mistake by boarding the Mavi Marmara. The ship's prop should have been wired and disabled and left adrift so that it may be picked up by Turkey at their expense. Unfortunately what has been done cannot be undone. Do it right next time so that the likes of #2 above will have nothing to blab about... Regards

Jews have a very good memory, and are used with all sort of megalomaniacs: Saddam, Ahmedinejad, Nasrallah and so on. Erduan has been constantly miscalculating Israel's steps, and look at him now. He got an apology, a few million $ and some other stuff, however he didn't get anything that insures his government and his rule. Basically he sold his political future for an "excuse" forced out of Israel by Turkey's new boss: Obama ;) I bet he didn't see that coming!

After years of correctly refusing, Netanyahu has capitulated, for what--a pat on the back from Obama????

the turks knew terrorists were on board, they knew there would be a fight, they knew the blockade was legal and the ship would be boarded..... they were asked to stop the ship, they didnt....if anyone should pay the dead terrorists its them, and they should pay for the medical bills of the soldiers injuries as well. ..... the officers that sent our boys in with paintball guns need to be punished as well but most of all the cowardly scum who call themselves leaders but lead in nothing except for defeat and apology should be held to account

I don't think country leaders apoloigize and pay compensations for terorists. Wise-up

Sucker Uncle Sam will keep paying and paying while constantly being chastised and berated by our tormentors ... never enough!

escaped slavery.

Extra icecream for Sara Netanyahu? A Swiss bank account? Free access to Turkish airspace to launch Israeli airstrikes against Iran? An American promise of joining America, Israel and Turkey against Iran? Or is it simply that Netanyahu is an extension of Obama's failed foreign policy - namely relentlessly apologizing to and capitulating to those who wish you harm and destruction and relentlessly abandoning one's friends, allies and indeed one's countrymen? Unless Netanyahu stops talking and starts bombing Iran back to the stoneage, Mr Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu can kiss my ass - he won't get my vote ever again.

seriously because everyone was satisfied that: (1) The blockade was legal while the flotilla was illegal and therefore a provocation; (2) It was legal to stop the flotilla in international waters; (3) There were enough videos available to show the use of lethal weapons - knives are lethal weapons when they are used to slice open peoples' bellies, steel rods are lethal weapons when they are used to crack peoples' skulls, ribs and appendages; (4) The only thing they could talk about was the deaths of the IHH terrorists who looked for it - and Erdogan has blood on his hands and is trying to look good, that's why he paid off the families. Now, he is hoping to look even better - but I bet he won't be trying that again. He should be in an insane asylum. The international community voiced TOKEN criticism so stop fooling yourself.

Erdogan should pay compensation to those Turkish families too. He knew how to protect his diplomats but not his citizens, and the public still keep such a man in power. What a mentality? Ne akıl! Ne akıl! Even a 5 year old child has the intellectual capacity to recognise a game or to distinguish what is good or bad for them. No wonder Ataturk was driven into an early grave. Not every rose bush can be pruned! The same can be said for some members of the Turkish/Anatolian public. Yazık

promise bibi--it's got to be something BIG, because bibi wouldn't give that turk the sweat off his b-lls.maybe pollard or uncle sam to pay the tab. anyway, something or someones getting something for this. I hope it's good whatever because it really stinks to high heaven

all know how livni olmert and labour have devalued israel by constant obnoxious concessions and appeasmenet. After many years, israelis said enough and voted in begin and shamir and israel asserted itself. Egypt signed a deal with begin because of fear. So what happens, bibi comes in, talks big, and then reduces himself to bloody beggar cause he cannot stand hold water, he cannot say to 0bama - you are wrong on erdogan and because of fear. Bibi is afraid. he has harmed israel. Likud should move him out in the next 6 moinths as he is finished in my eyes. As for olmert running in the next election, if israelis are dumb enough to vote for his self hating jews, then they do not deserve a state period. The turkey move will only lead to more problems as erdogan who got shown up as a coward before assad, is interfering himself in israeli affairs and b ibi cannot say no, he is paralysed with his dumb advisors like amridor. there is no upside to the turkey. IN FACT TURKEY IS IN BED WITH IRAN, HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH. as far as idf soldiers are concerned, training has to be tougher and weak persons have to be put through gruelling experiences so they can respond to real time attacks. Not using the tank guns which were operational, and not taking one's personal rifle on leaving a tank to help out your fellow idf soldiers is not acceptable. You know what I am talking about. If there are such people drafted, screeners have to look at special cases and either place them in non combat situations like haber or give them desk jobs. Sitting 5 years inhamas jail may have been the result of this failure along with failing to neutralize hamas oepratives. IDF has to do a bloody better job.

Do we have to let them come to israel and blow themselves and then pay for this idiots. erDOG is a supporter of islamic terror and US and EU needs to impose sanctions to the turks.

expect long protracted lots of recriminations from Turkey. it will be a long time before they see a shekel. Obama will be gone as well by then.