The Sinn Fein document also said that there were no assurances that the Patten recommendations on plastic bullets, the RUC special branch, community representation and new policing practices would be carried through.
Lord Patten said Gaza needed "much help" but that it was better if this came from the international community working with Israel to bring about change, while "explicitly and publicly" appreciating Israel's "somewhat understandable security needs" in the region.