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FLOTILLA: Gaza Activists were Shot in Head at Close Range

FLOTILLA: Gaza Activists were Shot in Head at Close Range

Robert Booth – The Guardian
Fulkan Dogan, who also has US citizenship, was shot five times from less that 45cm, in the face, in the back of the head, twice in the leg and once in the back. Two other men were shot four times, and five of the victims were shot either in the back of the head or in the back, said Yalcin Buyuk, vice-chairman of the council of forensic medicine.

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Erdo?an Slams Israel Over Violation of Lebanese Airspace

Erdo?an Slams Israel Over Violation of Lebanese Airspace

SharePrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an lashed out at Israel on Monday for violating Lebanon’s airspace and using disproportionate force against Palestinians in Gaza, the latest in a series of criticisms Ankara has directed at the Jewish state’s policies in the Middle East. “It is impossible for us to remain silent about what Israel has been [...]

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Report: Turkey PM says Lieberman threatened to Nuke Gaza

Report: Turkey PM says Lieberman threatened to Nuke Gaza

ShareBy Haaretz Service Turkey’s prime minister has further inflamed simmering Israel-Turkey tensions, claiming that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to use nuclear weapons against Gaza, The Guardian reported Monday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as making the allegation in an interview published by the British newspaper. The comments came amid a crisis in ties between [...]

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A PROFILE IN COURAGE: TURKEY TAKES A STAND FOR JUSTICE

A PROFILE IN COURAGE: TURKEY TAKES A STAND FOR JUSTICE

ShareBy: Alan Sabrosky There is always something compelling about a “David and Goliath” confrontation. Most of us prefer winners to losers, and almost everyone feels a thrill when the underdog takes a stand and prevails. This is the surprising situation now unfolding in the rising drama of the Goldstone Report on Gaza.   Goliath — in [...]

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