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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara, 01 Jun 2010

Turkey's prime minister criticized Israel Tuesday for a "bloody¹ massacre²" that killed at least nine people on a Gaza-bound aid ship. A small number of Turkish citizens on the aid ships have returned to Turkey.

 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's stinging words came after Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and and called the U.N. Security Council to an emergency meeting demanding an impartial³ investigation⁴ into Monday's deadly attack.

Mr. Erdogan was speaking publicly for the first time about the incident after curtailing⁵ his visit to Latin America.

No apology can clean the blood from their hands, he said. He added that the bloody massacre by Israel on ships that were taking humanitarian⁶ aid to Gaza deserves every kind of curse.

 
But Mr. Erdogan tempered his rhetoric⁷ by calling for cool heads and said all Turkey's actions will be done within the context of international law. He also announced that two Turkish military air ambulances had been sent to Israel to help return the wounded. His speech drew a standing⁸ ovation⁹ from his party deputies.

But the loudest applause was for his call for the ending of Israel's embargo¹⁰ against Palestinians living in Gaza.

Israel and Turkey were until recently close allies both on a military and political level, but since the Israeli attack on Gaza last year, relations have rapidly deteriorated¹¹.

Israel has released a few Turks, but hundreds are still being detained.

A crew member of the Turkish-flagged 'Mavi Marmara' ship, wearing cap, center, is surrounded by media upon his arrival from Israel to the Istanbul airport, 01 Jun 2010
Arriving at Istanbul's Ataturk airport looking dazed and tired, they were mobbed by dozens of Turkish journalists.

One of the returnees was Nilufer Cetin who was traveling with her one-year-old child on the Mavi Marmara. She described the attack to reporters.

It was extremely bad and very tough clashes took place, she said. The Mavi Marmara was filled with blood.  She said the operation started immediately with firing. First it was warning shots, but when the Mavi Marmara wouldn't stop, these warnings turned into an attack.

Israel, which launched a full-scale assault on Gaza 18 months ago, says its blockade aims to weaken Hamas militants¹² who have fired rockets at Israeli towns.

The Gaza war halted indirect Israeli-Syrian talks mediated¹³ by Turkey and drew fierce criticism from Mr. Erdogan, who has since emphasized ties with anti-Israel neighbors like Iran and Syria.

 

1 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 impartial   

adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的

参考例句：

• He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
• Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 curtailing   

v.截断，缩短( curtail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They will be curtailing the discussions at two thirty. 他们将把讨论缩短至两点半。 来自互联网
• Individually, banks are acting rationally by retaining their capital and curtailing lending. 此外，银行们正在合理地保留其资本和减少贷款。 来自互联网

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

10 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

11 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

12 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

13 mediated   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的过去式和过去分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• He mediated in the quarrel between the two boys. 他调解两个孩子之间的争吵。
• The government mediated between the workers and the employers. 政府在工人与雇主间搞调和。