"Israel's soldiers clearly acted in self-defense and responded reasonably, proportionally and with restraint, including the use of less-lethal weapons where feasible," Ciechanover said. "The Panel's characterisation of the circumstances which led to the nine deaths on board the Mavi Marmara does not adequately take into account the complexities of what was clearly a chaotic combat situation."
„Jasno je da su izraelski vojnici postupali u samoodbrani i reagovali razumno, proporcionalno i uzdržano, uključujući korišćenje nesmrtonosnog oružja kada je to bilo izvodljivo“, rekao je Kihanover. „Karakterizacijom okolnosti koje su dovele do devet žrtava na brodu Mavi Marmara, koju je iznela Komisija, ne uzima se adekvatno u obzir složenost očigledno haotične borbene situacije.“