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Calls for U.S. to Prevent Turkish Block of Israel from NATO Summit
(Zaman-Turkey) The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a prominent U.S.-based Jewish advocacy organization, has called on the U.S. government to get Turkey's veto lifted on Israel's participation in an upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago. AJC President Robert Elman and Executive Director David Harris stated in a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday that the U.S. should not allow Israel, its "most reliable and capable ally in the region," to remain at arm's length from NATO due to Turkey's position. "[I]t is our hope that...the political position of one member of this vital 28-nation alliance will not be allowed to hinder strategically advantageous cooperation with Israel - the Middle East's sole democracy." Last week, reports appeared that Ankara has also objected to EU participation in the Chicago summit unless the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is also allowed to be present.