"Aboard the Mavi Marmara: An Analysis of Turkish-Israeli Relations
By Medi Nahmiyaz and Nathalie Alyon
Nearly one month ago, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla arrived at the port of Ashdod after a clash between the passengers of the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara and Israeli Navy commandos. The confrontation resulted in nine Turkish deaths, dozens of injured, and a crisis between two otherwise “friendly” states. When the Mavi Marmara was still somewhere in the Mediterranean with its passengers under arrest, we received a request from the Association of Turkish Jews in Israel calling for voluntary translators. In less then an hour, we were on an Ashdod-bound bus. As Turkish Jews living in Israel, we had already felt great distress upon hearing the news. We wanted to see for ourselves who was on those boats."
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