ˌɔn dʒˈuːn fˈoːɹtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐn əbzˈɜːvɚ tə ðɪ ɪzɹˈeɪli spˈɛʃəl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pˈʌblɪk tˈɜːkəl kəmˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɪŋkwɚɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə ɡˈɑːzə flətˈɪlɚ ɹˈeɪd.
On June 14, 2010, he was appointed as an observer to the Israeli special independent public Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.