U.S. State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, addressed on Monday the conclusions of the Turkel Commission which were published on Sunday and said, "We think that this is an independent report, credible and impartial and transparent investigation that has been undertaken by Israel."
Crowley added, however: "We continue to regard the Secretary General’s panel as the primary forum for the international community to review the incident. We do believe that the completion of the first part of the two-part Turkel Commission report is an important step. But this is a process that will be continuing under the auspices of the UN Secretary General."