Israel may 'ease' Gaza siege in return for watered down flotilla inquiry

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What with both Turkey and Iran threatening to send warships and aid ships, respectively, to Gaza, Israel is starting to feel the pressure. According to AP, citing a Daily Telegraph report indicating that Israel is willing to trade a watered down international inquiry for an easing of the Gaza blockade, but exactly what Israel means by 'easing' is anyone's guess.
Israel is set to accept a plan under which it would ease its Gaza blockade in return for the international community agreeing a limited probe into a deadly flotilla raid, it was reported Wednesday.

The Daily Telegraph reported that Britain last week circulated a document outlining proposals to ease the blockade. It quoted an unnamed Western source close to the talks with Israel saying: "A quid pro quo deal is in the offing". more

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