Turkey declared Thursday that it would not tolerate another delay in the release of a United Nations report concerning Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, and warned of consequences including sanctions should Israel continue to refuse to apologize for the incident.
Publication of the Palmer Commission’s report into the Israel Defense Force’s raid, in which 19 Turkish activists died aboard the Mavi Marmara, has been postponed three times. The aid ship to Gaza was humanitarian in nature, aimed at alleviating the humanitarian crisis there.
Previous delays have had consent of both Turkey and Israel, but when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had most recently suggested that the release date again be postponed past the scheduled September 2 release date, the idea was dismissed by the Turks. They warned it must be released on time, an apology must be given prior to that release, and if these demands were not satisfied Turkey would impose sanctions and resort to a ‘Plan B,’ which was not elaborated on.
Some have speculated that Turkey’s ‘Plan B’ may involve legal action against Israel for their military attack on the ship filled with civilians and humanitarian aid. Some have also wondered whether Israel’s insistence on delaying the release of the report is political in nature, trying to avoid negative attention in the lead up to the Palestinian Authority’s bid for statehood recognition at the UN this month.
Well, it's about time someone stood up to Bibi and his boys.
Jesus, somebody has the guts to stand up to Israel. Good for Turkey.
Good! It's about time someone held Israel accountable for its casual disregard for human life whenever and wherever it sees fit!
My bet is Israel will ignore the ultimatum, too ((
9 not 19
"My bet is Israel will ignore the ultimatum, too (("
OOOOO were it true…… but they just want to outsmart everyone… OOOO we didn't mean to fire…!!! or… How could I have known that the commander of the raid had a loose screw that HE, Not me, thought a nice body count would be good for MY poll numbers, it's NOT my fault….. I'm no mind reader.
The Israelis will probably try to werk up some friction between their currently FECKLESS lap dog Greece and the Turks.. A bombing in Cypress could be just what is "by way of deception" NEEDED… or so Bebe may believe….
It IS refreshing to smell clean air blow out some of the acrid stench of Likud obfuscation….. We really DO need a clean break…….. one from all the Isralo-neocon murderers of our governance, of our laws of our DECENCY….. Who ever could have imagined the people who suffered the most in the last great war would set up a shop of suffering to rival the worst of the worst…
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/15245…
http://lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com/news/2009/03/o…
http://rabble.ca/babble/international-news-and-po…
http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/03/24/1-…
GO TURKEY !! (Watch your six, though)
My money is on the Isrealis just flipping the palmer comission off, as the leader of said Palmer comission, Geoffrey is a spazz of the highest order, whose main claim to fame was that he ignored his own report on new zealands cabinet having too much power on becoming prime minister. He'll bend over backwards to appear fair , will blame both sides then scurry back under a rock if the fireworks start.
So Whom does America defend Turkey a NATO Nation or Israel with whom America doesnt have ANY written treaty with?
That and hang on Turkey isnt one of the usual bunch that doesnt have a decent Army in fact Turkeys Army is in fact bigger than Israels and with similar weaponry.
That's an important thing to emphasize: Israel is no ally in the formal sense—no mutual defense treaty whatsoever.
Israel treats people like dirt they don't deserve a state just because of the way they murder and inprison the Palistinian people.Its great Turkey is standind up to Israel after all even though they have nucular weapons therew country is so small they really are like mice.I posted earlyer but when you speak of Israel you better watch what you say.You can say the Irish the Anerican the Canaian the Russian and so on but you better never say Jew unless your on your knees.Can This be posted or ignored like any other time the word Jew is used.I speak the truth and nothing I say is racist because just like all races there are good Jews that hate what Israel is doing on stolen land.Guess I'll just waity and see.I hope a site like Antiwar don't stop freedom of speach unless its a threat or raceist.Jews are a race what word is proper to say when you speak of Jews like you would any other race.If things are to be this way then Native Americans due to what was done to them should be angree when you speak of the ones that break the law.Israel breaks every law there is with Americas money weapons ans VETO power.I am not racist and just like all races there are good and bad why do we have to tip toe when we say Jew.
Why do we loose are freedom of speach when it conserns saying Jew for the last time I'm not a racist and and don't make raceist cvomments but get bloaked when I speak of things many Jews are doing that are sagainst every law.Rabbi Weiss is a great man but the zionists hate him and use there famopus word calling him an antisemite when he is a Jewish Rabbi that don't like what Isreal does.If I new him pertsonasly would be proud to call him my friend.Freedom of speach is one of the most important laws and anything should be alowed unless you are threatning or being racist I've done neither.
Turkey is protesting the breaking of international law as well as that of the ten commandments= thou shalt not kill or something.
Turkey has recalled its ambassador and will according to reports take the matter to the Hague [international court]. Stay tuned!