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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (24) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Israel Flotilla Raid Turkey says may cut ties with Israel to minimum Ties with Israel hang by thread as Turks bury dead Israel to give tactical ground to Gaza pressure Obama: Use flotilla tragedy for Mideast peace Israel tension boosts Turkey's popularity with Arabs Activists describe "bloodbath" on Gaza-bound ship Gaza convoy raid may boost militancy, experts say Turkey-Israel ties head for major shift What happened in Gaza flotilla seizure, what's ahead? Why is Gaza under blockade? What's the impact? 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Credit: Reuters/Samsul Said ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it could cut ties with Israel to a minimum after a sea raid on a Turkish ship bound for Gaza plunged relations to their lowest since the two countries forged a strategic relationship in the 1990s. World | Turkey Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said existing military and economic agreements with Israel were now on the table for discussion after nine Turkish nationals were killed when Israeli commandos raided the Mavi Marmara on Monday. "We are serious about this subject," he told NTV broadcaster in an interview. "We may plan to reduce our relations with Israel to a minimum, but to assume everything involving another country is stopped in an instant, to say we have crossed you out of our address book, is not the custom of our state," he said. Turkey, Israel's only Muslim ally, had already recalled its ambassador and canceled joint military exercises after the nine activists were killed while trying to break a blockade on Gaza. A spokeswoman for activists aboard another boat trying to run the blockade said they would continue their voyage. Israel, facing an international outcry over its naval operation on Monday, has vowed to stop the Rachel Corrie, named after an activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israeli forces to exercise "caution and politeness" in handling the ship. The boat is expected near the waters off Gaza by Saturday. Together with Egypt, Israel tightened its blockade on Gaza after Hamas took control of the coastal enclave in 2007. Israel has defended the embargo, saying it stops Hamas from bringing in weapons to fight Israel. But officials said on Thursday Netanyahu was considering modifying the blockade, which would introduce some form of international role in enforcing an arms embargo, while letting in civilian goods. U.S. CALLS FOR PEACE EFFORTS President Barack Obama said the incident should be used as an opportunity to advance Middle East peace efforts. "I think what's important right now is that we break out of the current impasse, use this tragedy as an opportunity," he said in an interview with CNN's Larry King on Thursday. U.S. envoy George Mitchell, who is mediating in indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks which many observers doubt will achieve a breakthrough, met Netanyahu on Friday. He held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday that a Palestinian official said were dominated by the ship incident and the Gaza blockade. The United States has been less critical of Israel than others, expressing sympathy for its security concerns while also saying the people of Gaza must get the supplies they need. Turkish people, however, already angered by the blockade and an Israeli offensive in Gaza in 2008, were outraged by the raid. Turkey, a moderate, secular country, recognized the Jewish state soon after its establishment in 1948 and in the 1990s it forged military and intelligence cooperation agreements with Israel, when both had hostile relations with Syria. With Turkey a customer for Israeli arms, bilateral trade reached $2.5 billion in 2009. Projects worth several billion dollars are in the pipeline in water, energy and agriculture. Since the Islamist-leaning AK Party came to power in 2002 Turkey, NATO's only Muslim member, has sought better relations with Iran and Arab neighbors, notably Syria. The friendship with Israel began wearing thin after the offensive in Gaza and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan become one of Israel's most trenchant critics. After the raid on the ship, Ankara demanded an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting which called for an impartial investigation. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has suggested an Israeli probe with international involvement, a proposal embraced by Israel's foreign minister. The row between Washington's two closest allies in the Middle East comes at a difficult time for the United States, when it is pushing to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. In Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the raid on the ship and said during his Friday prayer sermons that Israel was approaching its death "step by step." (Additional reporting by Tom Perry and Ari Rabinovitch in Jerusalem; Writing by Myra MacDonald; Editing by Jon Hemming) World Turkey Comments See All Comments (24) | Post Comment Jun 04, 2010 6:45am EDT The IHH activists wanted to open the sea road to Gaza. Their purpose was not humanitarian. As has been seen, the Hamas authorities have rejected the rapid entry into the Strip of the paltry aid brought by the convoy. Rather, it was strategic. They hoped to break Gaza’s isolation, and allow the blighted Strip to flourish – as an armed camp pointed at the Jewish state and as an example of Islamic governance. pirijoe Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:11am EDT Maybe its time to place Israel in the same lot as other terrorist nations. I feel that Israel has been far too pushy for too long and has gotten away with pressing the envelope because of who they are and who they appear to represent. The raw fact is that Israel is nothing more than a police state and if it were China, Russia, or any other ‘wrong” nation” doing what it does on a daily basis, the entire Western world would be up in arms. Because it is Israel, I feel that the Western world is staying quite rather than supporting its point of view. The fact is that Israel is a police state and as such does whatever it wishes regardless of what is right or wrong. I believe that the Western world cowtows to Israel because of a perceived need to allow it freedoms. It’s time to stop them from throwing their weight around whenever they feel the need to flex their military muscle. No other nation in the world would be able to get away with what they do. I know that I’ll be accused of being anti-semetic, but that is not the case. Israel as it is now is nothing more than a police state with an awfully large hammer to throw around and the balance of the western world seems to keep allowing it to do whatever it wants, regardless of it being right or wrong. Israel is a RELIGION based nation, unlike most every other nation in the world that is based on ethnic make up. cranypaul Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:18am EDT The massacre happened in international waters against international activists that included diplomats,parlimentarians and innocent civilians.There is no justification for this bloodbath.US defence of Israeli atrocity/piracy is not in either US strategic interest nor Israel’s security.An impartial international enquiry is urgently needed.Gaza prevented goods from coming in protest Israel still keeping Israeli Arabs in prison for participating in the humanitarian effort.As former US Ambassodor Peck one of the participants said “get a grip” and come out clean!! ahimsa Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:20am EDT Without entering the argument wether the embargo is legal, or the ships really represent a potential treath, what can nad has to be condemned is the modality in which the operation has been conducted: by using military force in international waters and detaining ships and personell which did not yet enter Israel’s area of competence. This is against any international law and convention and Israel must thus be held responsable. Yoshyoka Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:25am EDT A flotilla of activists arrived at Polish port of Gdansk with supplies for half-million Jews in the Warsaw ghetto but were informed it was too late as they had already been ethnically cleansed. Next they sought to prevent Armenian exterminations but the mere mention got them beatings in Turkish jails, and helping present-day Kurdistan was also not permissible. The Chinese government would not allow the flotilla near Tibet or they could be imprisoned and their organs harvested. Seeking to alleviate apartheid where powerful white people were confiscating land and water for settlements while seeking peace, the flotilla again arrived too late but a Jewish Judge said they might find a similar situation in the Holy Land, lucky for him there’s no death fatwah in the Jewish religion unless you’re on Mossad’s assassination list. Hearing of Gaza, the outdoor prison with no building or educational supplies allowed, they asked why Israel was creating ghetto prisons, had Jews forgotten what that was like, and were also amazed that Jews and Egyptians could cooperate so well on sealing the ghetto. But the flotilla was not permitted to reach Gaza to rebuild the terrorist infrastructure, and anyway Hamas refused the aid and was adamant about the creative destruction of the Zionist Entity. Putin and Chavez offered help with strengthening democratic institutions, Ahmajinedad offered vote-counting expertise and peaceful nuclear materials. The USA renewed its role as impartial mediator, the desperate Palestinians were offered another chance to become partners for peace by accepting Netanyahu/AIPAC peace terms in the same railway car as the 1918 Versailles treaty to end all wars, but the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity to have their own Bantustan. So in the end we were forced to give Israel more cluster and phosphorous bombs for their war on terror and dangerous civilian populations, forgetting about their own Irgun terrorists and prime ministers. It seems there are hypocrites on many sides. GodisRight Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:38am EDT //www.redress.cc //www.juancole.com //antonyloewenstein.com never believe anything said by the USA or ISRAEL government. They are incapable of telling the truth. xxxxxx1 Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 7:58am EDT Not respecting human rights CREATES TERRORISTS!!!!! All the technology and security measures can’t prevent a terrorist attack from succeeding eventually. Not to mention that it also changes life for the anticipated target country through the loss of Rights. You want to fight terrorism… RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS!!!!! hadenough2 Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 8:06am EDT In their treatment of the Palestinians, the IDF has continually demonstrated a wanton disregard for (non-Jewish) life. After years of practicing brutality, how can these same IDF soldiers act any differently when they encounter resistance yet again. But this time it wasn’t from nameless and homeless “terrorists”. This time their tried and true tactics have backfired against them. oracle52 Report As Abusive Jun 04, 2010 8:10am EDT When looking at Israels position on the flotilla… Would their position to Iran doing something similar be viewed with the same legalities and justifications? If they truly want to be secure… see my above post! hadenough2 Report As Abusive See All Comments (24) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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