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Message: <br /><br /> If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view this article online at: http://www.jweekly.com/57378/full/57378/turkey-rejects-israel-earthquake-aid/ <br /><br /> <b>Turkey rejects Israel earthquake aid</b> <br /> Friday, March 12, 2010 | by <br /><br /><p>Turkey turned down Israel’s offer of aid following an earthquake in the east of the country.</p> <p>The March 8 earthquake, registering 6.0 on the Richter scale, killed 57 villagers in eastern Turkey and injured around 100, according to early reports.</p> <p>Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reportedly instructed his staff to find ways that Israel could help in the aftermath, but Turkey reportedly refused the aid, saying it has the experience to handle the disaster.</p> <p>In August 1999, Israel sent a 250-member rescue and recovery team and a field hospital to Turkey following an earthquake measuring 7.4 that killed 18,000.<em> — jta</em></p>

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