Monday, November 21, 2016

Despite reconciliation with Israel, Erdogan still blames Israel for flotilla

Despite reconciling with Israel, Erdogan continues to blame Israel for the deaths of 10 Turkish 'martyrs'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan showed no signs of excusing Israel for the deaths of 10 Turkish nationals on the Mavi Marmara flotilla in May of 2010.


Speaking to Israeli media for the first time in 13 years, Erdogan unequivocally rejected the assertions of Israeli commandos that they did everything in their power to avoid any bloodshed in their attempt to get the flotilla to change course.

“It’s all false,” he told Ilana Dayan, a journalist for Israel’s Channel 2. “It’s impossible to believe.”

“We have all the documents and the evidence regarding the takeover by the Israeli officers on the Mavi Marmara, in international waters.”

Dayan then asked the Turkish president to respond to the passengers who immediately attacked the IDF commandos who had boarded the flotilla in an attempt to get it to change course. An IDF video of the confrontations shows the passengers immediately throwing the soldiers to the ground and attacking them with metal poles. Nevertheless, Erdogan continued to insist that all the evidence implicates the IDF commandos in the deaths of the 10 Turkish nationals who he referred to as “martyrs.”

“I have seen it all,” Erdogan told Dayan. “The fact that you are a journalist should not prevent you from speaking correctly. If you think that you can pressure Tayyip Erdogan into a corner, you cannot.”.....http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/130673-161121-despite-reconciliation-with-israel-erdogan-still-blames-israel-for-flotilla
 [i24news.tv]
21/11/16

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