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Turkey expels Israel’s ambassador

At the risk of angering some of you greatly, let me say Turkey would have never dared been so brazen while George Bush was president.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey expelled Israel’s ambassador and said Friday it is cutting military ties with the country over its refusal to apologize for last year’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine people.

Turkey’s move came before the anticipated publication Friday of a U.N. report on violence aboard a Gaza-bound protest flotilla. The fatalities included eight Turkish nationals and one Turkish-American activist.

The report, obtained by The New York Times and posted on its website, said Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza is a “legitimate security measure.” But it also said Israel’s use of force against the flotilla was “excessive and unreasonable,” according to the newspaper.

An Israeli official said the report showed Israel’s naval blockade was in keeping with international law. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the report had yet to be officially released. He said Israel expected it to be made public by the U.N. later Friday.

Turkey has made an Israeli apology a condition of improving diplomatic ties. Israeli officials say the report does not demand an Israeli apology, establishing instead that Israel should express regret and pay reparations.

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6 comments

  1. DJMarcus

    completely agree

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  2. mhass33

    Whole world slowly turning against Israel, going exactly according to the Torah. Humanity has two choices: repentance or war. Same result either way in the end.

    Unfortunately Torah didn’t say anything about the market

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  3. TraderCaddy

    I say apologize at the same time Turkey apologizes for the Armenian Genocide.
    Oh yeah. The Kurds, also.

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  4. drummerboy

    ha ,wtf TURKEY SUCKS FUCKING GOAT BALLS how about the genocide of 1.5 million armenians during 1915-18, FUCK TURKEY,they and the kaiser looted 1.7 trillion dollars back then, that has been sitting in german banks for almost a fucking century. where the fuck are my parents reparations you mother fucking sons of bitches geez,how much do you think 1.7 trill from 1915 is worth today sitting in german banks for almost a hundred years. and to this day, THE FUCKING POS TURKS STILL WANT TO FINISH OFF THE KURDS,THERE REASON,BECAUSE THEY DIDNT DO THE JOB CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. fucking isreal better watch their backs now. because all of mena governments take their Q’s from these FUCKING BARBARIANS. IT WASNT ENOUGH THAT THE ARMENIANS HAD TO TEACH THESE FUCKING MORONS HOW TO EAT.

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  5. Superpositron

    Two words. Armenian Genocide.

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