Israel as a Rogue State 68

Israeli plane barred from Turkey after Gaza raid

it is still surprising that few people try to imagine what would have happened if the Turkish army would have killed nine Israeli citizens, in open seas.

But Israel, probably foreseeing this, is able to turn the event into an Auschwitz-related issue.

 

Neil.

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10432903.stm

 Turkey reacted furiously to the deadly raid by Israeli commandosTurkey blocked an Israeli military flight from Turkish airspace, in apparent retaliation for Israel's raid on an aid convoy bound for Gaza.
Turkey's prime minister confirmed that a "ban" had been implemented following the 31 May raid, in which nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed.
However, it was not clear whether more than one flight had been affected.
Israeli officials said the flight in question was carrying officers to Poland for a tour of Auschwitz.
The plane was denied permission to cross Turkish airspace and was therefore forced to fly an alternative route.
Military planes are required to obtain overflight permission before each flight.
Reports first surfaced in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot that an Israeli military cargo plane, carrying more than 100 officers on their way to Auschwitz, was barred from Turkish airspace.
At the G20 summit in Toronto, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was asked by a reporter if the ban was related to the flotilla raid.
Mr Erdogan confirmed that "we started the ban after these events", according to a report by Turkish news agency Anatolia.
Other Turkish officials suggested that the incident was a one-off rather than a general ban on Israeli military aircraft, but there has been no official statement from the Turkish government.
Civilian flights are unaffected.