Jerusalem Post skriver om en ny rapport från Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, en israelisk NGO: ‘Turkish gov’t backed extremists’:
A report released this week by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) said new details have emerged which show how approximately 40 operatives from the Turkish Islamist IHH organization carefully prepared a violent ambush on navy commandos last week on board the Mavi Maramara ship, and acted with the full backing of the
Turkish government.
Rapporten baseras på analys av passagerarnas vittnesmål, samt information från datorer från båtarna:
“The passengers, including the IHH operatives, stated that there were close relations between the organization and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and that the Turkish government was involved in preparations for the flotilla,” the report asserted.
A journalist onboard the Mavi Marmara, described as having good links with the heads of the Turkish government and Bulent Yildirim, head of the IHH, had stated, “The flotilla was organized with the support of the Turkish government and Prime Minister Erdogan gave the instructions for it to set sail. That was despite the fact that
everyone knew it would never reach its destination,” according to the report.Files found in laptops seized from IHH members contained a letter written in Turkish from IHH head Bülent Yildirim to Turkish President Abdullah Gül. The letter requested Gal’s assistance in efforts to release an IHH operative, named as Izzat Shahin, from an Israeli prison.