The Turks presented this as a result of Israel's refusal to apologize for the armed seizure of the Gaza-blockade-running Turkish flotilla last year.

土耳其以此来报复以色列拒绝为去年扣押土耳其在加沙地带的巡逻队道歉。

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In April, Sunni Arabs with tribal and religious ties rallied across western and central Iraq in support of the town, running guns through an American blockade and ambushing supply columns.

ECONOMIST: Iraq

Compounding our relations with Turkey, our old Cold War NATO ally that refused to let our forces transit its territory into Northern Iraq in 2003, was Turkey's sponsorship of the Gaza-blockade-running ship.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: American weakness on display