ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ðɪ ɪzɹˈeɪli ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd wˈɑːtkɪn təbi wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl əbzˈɜːvɚz sˈɜːvɪŋ ˌɔn ɐn ɪzɹˈeɪli kəmˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɪŋkwɚɹi lˈʊkɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ɐn ɪzɹˈeɪli ɹˈeɪd ɔnðə mˈævi mɑːɹmˈɑːɹɹə.
In June 2010, the Israeli government appointed Watkin to be one of two international observers serving on an Israeli commission of inquiry looking into the events surrounding an Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara.