Israel owes Turkey an apology for flotilla attack

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Author(s) Namik Tan
Source The Washington Post
Date June 5, 2010
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404016.html
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Quotes-start.png "The Free Gaza flotilla was not an initiative by the Turkish government. It was an international aid convoy made up of nationals of 32 countries taking food, toys, medical equipment and similar aid to the people of Gaza, who have been deprived of these basic commodities for years. Among the ships' 600 activists were Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, European lawmakers, journalists, business leaders and an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor -- hardly targets who could pose a threat to Israel's well-trained commandos." Quotes-end.png

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This item argues against the position Israel was justified in its actions on the topic Gaza flotilla raid.