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Turkey has become the true champion of Palestine - The National Newspaper

"Turkey has become the true champion of Palestine

Emile Hokayem, political editor

* Last Updated: May 31. 2010 10:14PM UAE / May 31. 2010 6:14PM GMT

When analysts and historians look back at the unravelling of the Israeli-Turkish relationship, it won’t be difficult to map its downwards trajectory. Yesterday’s killing of at least ten activists aboard the flotilla heading to the Gaza strip, which included many Turkish citizens, will have a special place in that story, standing as the moment when Israel sacrificed its strategic ties with the rising power of the Middle East."

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