1.0 link 161346 <![CDATA[Major American-Jewish Organizations may no Longer Back Turkey in Congress]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harut-sassounian/major-american-jewish-org_b_161346.html There are serious indications that Israel and American-Jewish organizations are no longer willing to support Turkey's lobbying efforts in Washington.

The dispute between the two strategic allies began with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan harshly denouncing Israel's incursion into Gaza and accusing the Jewish state of committing crimes against humanity. He suggested that Israel be barred from the United Nations as mass demonstrations were held throughout Turkey with banners that read: "Gaza will be a grave for Israel" and "Put Israel...

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