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| December 10, 2016
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It’s Over: Turkish court stops litigation against IDF commanders

 

In accordance with the reconciliation deal made by Israel & Turkey this June to normalize bilateral ties, Istanbul court drops case against IDF commanders being tried in absentia over the Marmara raid.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

A court in Istanbul on Friday dropped a case against four top former Israeli commanders who were being tried in absentia over the 2010 raid of the Mavi Marmara ship bound for Gaza, AFP reported.

Dropping the charges against the Israeli commanders was a key pillar of a deal agreed between Israel and Turkey this June to normalize bilateral ties.

MS Mavi Marmara making a tour of Istanbul harbour on the occasion of her return to Istanbul, December 26, 2010 - Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Hevesli

MS Mavi Marmara making a tour of Istanbul harbour on the occasion of her return to Istanbul, December 26, 2010 – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Hevesli

The Mavi Marmara incident occurred when IDF soldiers boarded the ship after the Islamists on board, who claimed they were carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza, refused to reverse course and dock at the Ashdod Port. Continue Reading »

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| May 26, 2014
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WANTED: Turkish court orders arrest warrants on 4 Israeli military commanders

 

Then IDF chief of staff Gantz, former Navy commander Marom, former IDF Intel chief Yadlin and former IAF Intel head Levi wanted for alleged involvement in Marmara raid.

By Ynetnews

 

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi, and three other IDF commanders that Turkey holds responsible for the Israeli Navy’s raid of a 2010 Gaza-bound flotilla, Turkish newspaper Hürriyet Daily News reported on Monday.

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The court has also asked for an Interpol Red Notice for the arrest of the then-top IDF brass – Ashkenazi, former Naval Forces commander Eliezer Marom, former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin and former Air Forces Intelligence head Avishai Levi. Continue Reading »

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| October 11, 2013
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Turkish court: IDF Commandos fired from helicopter in 2010 Marmara raid

 

Turkish trial in absentia of 4 retired Israeli commanders, including former IDF Chief of Staff Ashkenazi, resumed Thursday with testimony from those who were aboard & relatives of the dead.

By Reuters

An anti-war activist told a Turkish court on Thursday that Israeli commandos opened fire from a helicopter during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship three years ago, countering Israeli assertions that the soldiers had acted in self defense.

2010 Marmara raid – Photo: AP

Israeli marines stormed the Turkish owned Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians, on May 31, 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip. Continue Reading »

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