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Eliot Engel: “Turkey, which is a NATO member and sadly, in my opinion, has not acted like one for a long, long, time, or for the past…”

On the recordApril 25, 2012
Turkey, which is a NATO member and sadly, in my opinion, has not acted like one for a long, long, time, or for the past few years at least, is blocking Israel because of a dispute with the flotilla incident.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel criticizes Turkey's actions regarding Israel's participation in NATO.

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