Netanyahu tells Clinton 'no apology over Free Gaza deaths'

By Jim Kouri for Lawman Review    

Ground Report- On Tuesday during a telephone conversation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that he and his country would not apologize to Turkey over the deaths of nine Turkish nationals during a commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, according to Law Enforcement Examiner's Israeli source.

According to a former American law enforcement official now living in Israel, Secretart Clinton had urged Netanyahu to apologize for the actions of the Israeli Defense Force, in order strengthen the strained relations between Israel and the Turkish government.

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  replied to the news of Netanyahu's refusal to apologize by saying there would be no improvement in the relations between the two countries without some apology. The Turkish government went further by demanding that Israel provide financial compensation for the deaths on board the Mavi Marmara.

Israeli and Turkish diplomats had an active role in the United Nations Palmer Committee investigation which looked into the circumstances of the raid on the vessel, in which troops were reportedly met with violent resistance in trying to commandeer the boat to keep it from reaching Gaza. While claiming to be a peaceful demonstration, the flotilla was run by radical Islamists and left-wing activists from the United States and Europe.

The PMO source said the UN report will back up Israel's version of events, so there isn't a need to apologize.

"I agree there is not apology warranted in this case. Just because Obama apologizes at the drop of a hat doesn't mean other leaders should follow suit. The Free Gaza Movement is far from being a group of peace activists -- it's a group that supports terrorists," said former intelligence officer and law enforcement official Mike Snopes.

President Barack Obama's friends Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, and top Obama campaign bundler Jodie Evans from Code Pink are top activists who have led several recent Free Gaza Movement initiatives, including attempted marches into the Gaza Strip. Dorhn was in the Middle East just last month on behalf of the movement

Evan’s Code Pink, a supposed “peace” group, have long been supporters of any and all groups dedicated to the destruction of Israel. The more violent, the better.

"It’s no surprise that Obama’s best friends and neighbors, Ayers and Dohrn have a hand in all of this. These are violent, unrepentant murderers who set of bombs in police stations and military recruiting centers nationwide, as well as bombing the Pentagon, the U.S. Capitol building, and New York City police headquarters," said Mike Snopes. 

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