More than 48 hours since Israel`s barbaric attack on Flotilla aid ship , the illegal blockade of Gaza has gained a new momentum in the international arena. At a recent emergency meeting , the U.N member states ( except U.S of course ) have all called for the end of the illegal blockade by Israel. But from all the countries present at the meeting , Turkey was clearly the most critical of Israel due to the killings of Turkish activists on the ship , but also due to Turkey`s geopolitical position as a key player standing between the West and the Middle East - Asian regions. Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for a strong international response against Israel`s " massacre " and for the immediate release of the ship and the activists on board. However , I think Turkey is just playing a hard voice game for its domestic audience and international audience ( specially muslim majority countries ) , in reality Turkey knows it cannot implement much of its hard talk without at least the backing of key EU member states , because we all know the U.S is unlikely to be on board of anything that goes against Israel ! Nevertheless , as a key Nato member and having good relations with countries such as Iran , Turkey can strategically make life vey difficult for the Zionist regime in Tel Aviv.
In another amazing U turn , Egypt decided to re open the Rafah border crossing for an indefinite time ! The Mubarak regime is obviously under domestic and international pressure to do so , with this move the regime also wants to distance itself from its Zionist counterpart , but ironically anyone who follows the Gaza humanitarian crisis knows that Egypt is part of the illegal blockade and so the Mubarak regime is as guilty as the Zionist regime. Now since Israel says the blockade will continue , the key questions are :
- For how long Rafah will remain open ? Will Egypt dare opening Rafah for a period over 6 months ?
- What will Israel do about it ?