The attack shocks Turkey because for so long we have viewed Israel as we viewed ourselves: a redoubt of secularism and democracy in our region, striving hard to protect its own citizens…
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It will be up to Israel to decide how it reconstitutes its standing as a good bilateral partner and responsible member of the international community.
Israel can start by bringing an end to its blockade on Gaza; by ending its inappropriate and disproportionate police actions toward the Palestinian civilians of that land; and by allowing a prompt, independent, impartial, credible and transparent international investigation into the incident. Moreover, Israel owes an apology to the Turkish nation.
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