(Hurriyet-Turkey) Simih Idez - Once the dust settles down, as it has started to, sensible and level-headed minds in Turkey and Israel will have to sit down and consider how matters could have been brought to such a head. How can such a large country as Turkey be dragged to the brink of war by a nongovernmental organization? This happened because the NGO in question is a "governmental non-governmental-organization." There can be no mistake that the Erdogan government is morally and politically behind the IHH. It will be recalled that the same group tried to force its way through the sealed off Rafah gate between Egypt and Gaza some months ago, only to end up clashing with Egyptian forces and straining ties between Ankara and Cairo.
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