Hosted by Magdalena Jensen and Slawek Szefs

In this week's Diplomatic Bag, we take a look at the consequences of the Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla that was, allegedly, carrying humanitarian aid and intended to break the blockade Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip.

We ask the questions: What was the true aim of the flotilla? Will Israel allow an independent, international investigation into the affair? And how do Israeli-European and Israeli-Turkish relations look following the incident?

Keywords: Israel, Gaza Strip, Freedom Flotilla, humanitarian aid, activists, blockade, Palestine, UN, EU, Catherine Ashton, Ewa Jasiewicz, Turkey, Middle East