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The Grand Turk
Turkish Aid Group Opposes Dropping Legal Action Over Israeli Raid
2014-05-23
[Ynet] While Turkish, Israeli governments are about to finalize terms of formal compensation agreement, IHH
... twenty-eight of whose members were arrested in a Turkish government raid this January for connections to al Qaeda, and whose humanitarian truck convoys to Syria are regularly turned back at the border for smuggling weapons to the Salafists...
objects to dropping court cases against Israeli officials involved in the Mavi Marmara raid as part of deal.
Of course they do. But Prime Minister Erdogan can't be seen openly favouring them these days. What happens to a pet terror group when their patron is no longer loved by the populace?
A Turkish relief agency
...Rooters does like its euphemisms,,,
said on Thursday it would oppose what it called an imminent Israeli offer to pay compensation for a commando raid on its Gazoo-bound aid flotilla in exchange for dropping lawsuits over the attack.

The two nations, erstwhile allies, have been negotiating for months to end a diplomatic crisis over the Israeli commandoes' boarding of the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship challenging Israel's naval blockade of Paleostinian-run Gazoo Strip in 2010. Eight Turks and a Turkish-American died during the operation.
You remember that one, dear Reader, when the IHH hard boys attacked Israeli paratroopers with crowbars and such, and tried to throw them into the sea.
In a rapprochement brokered by Washington, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan last year and pledged compensation to the bereaved or hurt.

Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said on Thursday it had been in close contact with Turkish government officials and had heard Israel and Turkey were about to finalise the terms of a formal settlement.

There was no immediate comment from either the Turkish or Israeli governments.
"Shut up, guys, until we get our hands on that Israeli gold!"
"We are hearing that an agreement will soon be announced on the compensation Israeli state will pay as an outcome of talks ... One of Israel's conditions is to drop the court cases," said Ugur Yildirim, a lawyer for IHH.

"We are warning the authorities against this clear violation of global law principles," he told news hounds.

Israel is facing public and private prosecutions in Turkey over the deaths. Israel has previously dismissed the cases as "political theatre".

Turkey was once Israel's closest regional ally, though their relationship had deteriorated before the raid.

Last month Erdogan said the two countries were days or weeks away from an agreement.

The son of one activist who died aboard the Mavi Marmara told the news conference the families would accept neither apology nor compensation.

"We do not accept any agreements unless the blockade on Gazoo is lifted. Israel will have to take a step back if we stand tall," Ismail Bilgen told news hounds.
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