Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
But it is.

The problem is that if they admit it, Israel (and its' allies) will also have to admit that Israel breached international law. So now, they wringle and twist simple enough facts, claiming that "it needs to be investigated and examined first", to buy time, in the hope the press and the international community gets bored with the story after a week or so and everything can be wiped quickly under the carpet; in the meanwhile doing nothing and giving Israel a free pass.

Meh.
This is where the Russians can be credited. At least when they do something, they don't squirm and twist it, trying to find loopholes and opt-out clauses. They just go ahead and do it, and it is a case of "oh, they did it". No need for pointless debates.