Israel, Turkey seeking ways to resolve Mavi Marmara crisis

           ‏Three days before a United Nations report on last year's deadly flotilla raid is due, Israel and Turkey have been engaged in efforts to resolve the crisis in ties sparked by the Mavi Marmara incident. A Kol Yisrael reporter says Deputy Premier Moshe Yaalon is slated to travel to the United States later Tuesday for discussions with senior Turkish and UN officials. Turkey has demanded an apology from Israel over the incident, in which nine Turkish activists were killed in clashes that erupted when Israeli commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara vessel to prevent it from breaching the navy blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Jerusalem Post newspaper on Monday cited Israeli government officials as saying one option being considered is that Israel and Turkey will issue a statement that would not dwell on what happened in May 2010, but rather on how to get beyond the incident and move forward. (13,00)