The New York Times has the complete text of the
UN Palmer Commission Report (PDF).
Below is the text of the summary of the report and the appendix with the rebuttal by Israel and Turkey to some of the report's findings.
The main issues where the report faults Israel are the warnings to the Mavi Marmara before boarding, the extent of the force used by the IDF (while agreeing that the soldiers were in danger) and the treatment of those on the Mavi Marmara after they were removed.
These points are addressed below and rebutted by Israel in the Appendix quoted below after the summary.
The difference between the points raised by Israel and Turkey below reflects
the difference between the original reports Israel and Turkey produced after the Mavi Marmara incident.
In the absence of legal sources to back their claim that the blockade is illegal, Turkey falls back on "common sense and conscience" to define the law--at the same time that it claims that the law is "highly complex"
In the summary below, I
italicized points of interest.
In the Appendix, where Israel's rebuttal contained italicized portions, I
bolded some points.
Summary
On 31 May 2010 at 4.26 a.m. a flotilla of six vessels was boarded and taken over by Israeli Defense Forces 72 nautical miles from land. The vessels were carrying people and humanitarian supplies. The flotilla had been directed to change course by the Israeli forces who stated that the coast of Gaza was under a naval blockade. Nine passengers lost their lives and many others were wounded as a result of the use of force during the take-over operation by Israeli forces.
