Posted on 09/02/2011 3:24:54 AM PDT by markomalley
Turkey has expelled the Israeli ambassador over Israel's refusal to apologise for last-year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Officials in Ankara said it was also suspending all remaining military agreements with Israel.
The announcement came as a UN report on the raid, in which nine activists were killed, was due to be published.
Turkey has insisted that Israel apologise for the raid but it has consistently refused to do so.
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BO bringing peace to the world, good job BO.
Dear President Abullah Gul,
We apologize for our sloppy job on the Mavi Marmara. Next time when Turkey sends a terror flotilla we will not greet them using commandos. Instead we will send a single Harpoon missile.
Thank you
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