I guess that’s why Israel has refused Turkey’s repeated demands they apologize for raiding the Gaza-bound terror flotilla . . . No, wait?

(JPost) — Turkey’s Middle East foreign policy has pushed an “isolated” Israel to “kneel down” before the Turkish Republic, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Thursday according to Turkish daily Zaman.

According to the Turkish report, Davutoglu was responding to claims by the opposition in that country that Ankara has shifted its policy towards the East, despite its dependency on Western countries.

Davutoglu struck back, saying that the country acts independently in the face of regional upheavals and dictatorships.

He said it was Turkish foreign policy which forces Israel to “kneel down” before Turkey.

“We have always sided with people who demand democracy,” Davutoglu said, adding that Ankara does not support oppressive regimes.

Tensions between Turkey and Israel hit a low when Israel refused to apologize for the deaths of nine Turkish activists when IDF soldiers intercepted a ship bound to break the naval blockade on Gaza.