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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

AFP: Israel-Turkey ties threatened by new Gaza flotilla

"Israel-Turkey ties threatened by new Gaza flotilla

By Michel Sailhan (AFP) – 3 hours ago

ISTANBUL — A new aid flotilla aiming to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip threatens to deal a fresh blow to Turkish-Israeli ties, a year after a bloody Israeli seizure of a Turkish activist ship.

Bilateral relations remain stuck in crisis after several fence-mending meetings between the one-time allies over the past year failed to yield results, a Turkish diplomat told AFP."

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