Not a huge surprise these days, considering the Islamic regime that runs Turkey:
HAARETZ – Israel did not respond officially to the submission of a Turkish indictment against four former top IDF officers, yet a foreign ministry official stated anonymously on Monday that the indictment reflects a tailspin in relations between Ankara and Jerusalem. “Erdogan is systematically killing relations between the two states,” the official said.
The court in Istanbul voted unanimously to approve an indictment against Israel’s former military chief Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, along with the former heads of its navy, air force intelligence, and military intelligence, Eliezer Marom, Amos Yadlin, and Avishai Levi, the Anadolu Agency said. They face nine consecutive life terms in prison for “inciting to kill monstrously, and by torturing,” the agency added.
Former Chief of Staff Ashkenazi released a response saying that “Turkey is an important state, and it shares with Israel a common interest in stability in the Middle East, and I am sure that in the end common sense will prevail.” Ashkenazi added that “from the start of this affair I chose to appear in every forum, and defend IDF soldiers and the IDF itself; the soldiers and the army carried out its mission in the field, for the benefit of the state.”
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said he thinks that heavy international pressure will be exerted on Turkey, calling on it to scuttle this indictment. “We view this as a grave development,” he said. “Things have lost all proportion.”
Just as a reminder of that day when the Turkish flotilla ambushed IDF forces, here is the radio traffic of the IDF warning the flotilla, and their hate-filled responses: