In a blow to Israel the Turkish prime minister Erdogan has come out in support of the flotilla being organised to break the siege of Gaza.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told organizers of a sail to Gaza Tuesday that he would support them in their efforts to "break the oppressive siege on the Gaza Strip".Facebook Viva Palestina flotilla group
The independent Palestinian news agency PNN reported that during the Istanbul meeting with members of the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) Erdogan said the breaking of the siege was "at the top of Turkey's list of priorities".
He said he would also support efforts to rebuild "what the Israeli war machine destroyed 15 months ago".
Israel's recent acceptance into the ranks of the OECD also came up. "We must force Israel to lift the siege on Gaza and respect human rights as a condition for its acceptance into any international organization," Erdogan said. more
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