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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the current tension between Israel and Turkey has increased the possibility of war in the region.

Prospects for war have grown: Assad
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=133569&sectionid=351020206



Turkey summons US diplomat

Turkey has summoned a top US diplomat to protest against Washington's interference in a UN mandate probing Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=137452&sectionid=351020204



Turkey sets up own Gaza flotilla inquiry

On Tuesday Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that Israel should admit sole responsibility for the deaths aboard the Mavi Marmara. "No one else can take the blame for killing civilians in international waters," Davutoglu told journalists.

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Gaza flotilla raid violated law, UN probe finds in scathing report

A UN probe said Wednesday there was clear evidence to back prosecutions against Israel for killing and torture when its troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May.

http://bit.ly/96Dvbm



?Why Is the U.S. Government Deaf to What Has Been Done to My Son?? Asks Father of an American Murdered on the Gaza Flotilla

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/10/12-10



Families of Gaza flotilla victims accuse Israel of war crimes in The Hague

Turkish lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists filed a complaint Thursday with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, accusing Israel of committing war crimes in May when its troops raided a boat trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.

http://bit.ly/cBb5H0



Turks accuse Israel of war crimes at int'l court

Turkish lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists filed a complaint Thursday with the International Criminal Court accusing Israel of committing war crimes in May when its troops raided a boat trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.

http://bit.ly/c0Pehx



US supports terrorism: Turkish PM

Erdogan touched on Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine Turkish human rights activists on May 31 and condemned the US "double standards," noting that Washington openly "supported the Israeli state terrorism"...

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/146903.html



Turkish PM describes Israel flotilla raid "state terrorism," demands apology

Turkey's prime minister has again accused Israel of "state terrorism" and called on the Jewish state to apologize and compensate victims of a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

http://bit.ly/aST0XQ



Turkey PM: Israel to blame for deadlock in Mideast peace talks

Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday blamed Israeli "intransigence" for the deadlock in Mideast peace talks and called on the international community to work toward breaking the impasse.

http://bit.ly/i6zMog



Turkey Gaza flotilla probe: Five shot dead at close range

Report says Israel blatantly violated international laws.
http://bit.ly/fgzgak



Turkey threatens diplomatic action pending Israel apology for Gaza flotilla attack

Prime Minister Erdogan says 'plan B' includes reducing diplomatic representation in Tel Aviv and visiting the Gaza Strip, Turkish daily Hurriyet reports.

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Will Turkey Sever Ties With Israel?

Nichole Sobecki, GlobalPost: "After the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid ship in May, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, 'nothing would ever be the same again.'"

http://www.truth-out.org/will-turkey-sever-ties-with-israel61454



Clinton Refuses to Answer My Questions About Gaza Flotilla

Ann Wright, Truthout: "Dear Secretary of State Clinton, I am a retired US Army reserve colonel with 29 years in the US Army and Army Reserves, and a former US diplomat who resigned after 16 years in the US State Department in opposition to the war on Iraq. I was one of fourteen American citizens on the Gaza flotilla."

http://www.truth-out.org/clinton-refuses-answer-my-questions-about-gaza-flotilla62064



A Break in Israeli-Turkish Relations

Avni Dogru, Foreign Policy in Focus: "UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently announced that, after two months of negotiations, Israel has agreed to an international inquiry on the May 31 deadly flotilla assault. International pressure and Ban Ki-moon's personal efforts played an important role in the Netanyahu government's unprecedented decision. Israel's concession meets one of the demands made by Turkey, which lost nine citizens in the assault and which has threatened to break off relations with what had once been a key military ally."

http://www.truth-out.org/a-break-israeliturkish-relations62126



Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla: US Failure to Condemn Despite UN Findings

Marjorie Cohn, JURIST: "On May 31, the Israeli military attacked a flotilla of ships in International waters. The vessels were carrying humanitarian supplies to the people in the Gaza Strip, who suffer under a punishing blockade by Israel. The stated aims of the flotilla were to draw international attention to the situation in Gaza and the effect of the blockade; to break the blockade; and to deliver humanitarian assistance and supplies to Gaza. During the attack, Israeli soldiers killed 9 people, seriously wounded more than 50, and detained 750. They also confiscated or destroyed equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars."

http://www.truth-out.org/israel-raid-gaza-flotilla-us-failure-condemn-despite-un-findings64186



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