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Hundreds of Turks protested in Brussels last week against the Israeli attack (Photo: Valentina Pop)

US blames EU for Turkey foreign policy 'drift'

US defence minister Robert Gates said that the EU's refusal to accept Turkey as a member is partly to blame for Ankara's deteriorating relations with Israel and for pushing the country into the arms of Islamic states, a suggestion firmly rejected by Brussels.

"The deterioration in the relationship between Turkey and Israel over the past year or so is a matter of concern," Mr Gates told reporters in London.

The conservative Turkish government, whose relations with neighbouring Isla...

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Hundreds of Turks protested in Brussels last week against the Israeli attack (Photo: Valentina Pop)

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