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Erdogan: Turkey to continue probing Gaza flotilla raid

Turkey PM says the country has a problem with the Israeli government not the Israeli people, will continue to fight Israel's 'piracy.'

May we remind the Turkish Pm that the Jews in Palestine were in favor of the Gaza bombings to the tune of 94%? It is often brave to call a spade a spade and those who refers to as 'Israelis' are nothing but foreign colonial occupiers.

Published 11:12 19.06.10

Turkey PM says the country has a problem with the Israeli government not the Israeli people, will continue to fight Israel's 'piracy.'

By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recap Tayyip Erdogan said his country would continue to investigate the Israeli attack on the Turkish-flagged aid flotilla the Mavi Marmar in which nine activists were killed, Turkish news agency Andolu reported Saturday.

"We have not remained silent against this piracy and injustice, and we will not do so, and we will seek solutions within the framework of international law," Erdogan told reporters in Ankara.

Erdogan stressed that Turkey was critical of the Israeli government, not the Israeli people.

Meanwhile United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel to agree to an international investigation of its deadly commando raid on the Turkish ship trying to bring aid to Gaza and do "much more" to meet the needs of the Palestinians living there.

Ban said Friday that Israel's investigation of the May 31 flotilla raid is important but won't have "international credibility," which is why he is continuing to urge the Israeli government to agree to an international panel with Israeli and Turkish participation.

Last week Israel, under mounting international pressure, formed the five-person panel - including two foreign observers - to investigate events surrounding its May 31 interception of a six ship convoy heading to the Gaza Strip.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/erdogan-turkey-to-continue-probing-gaza-flotilla-raid-1.297057