Turkish organization may cancel Gaza flotilla as IDF prepares at sea

16.06.2011                      14.Siwan, 5771 

"Friedensflottille II":

Turkish organization may cancel Gaza flotilla as IDF prepares at sea

The IHH cited tension along the Turkish-Syrian border as the reason it may not set sail to the Gaza Strip later this month; IDF conducts large naval drill in preparation.

The Turkish organization IHH (Humanitarian Relief Foundation) is considering the cancelation of the Gaza flotilla due to the tensions along the Syrian-Turkish border, Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported Wednesday.
“We are reconsidering our plans. We cannot close our eyes to the developments on our doorstep,” Hüseyin Oruç, a board member of the IHH, told the newspaper….