Israelis held in Istanbul airport Passengers arriving in Turkey detained by local police after their passports taken away from them; passenger: Everyone was in shock Attila Somfalvi Published: 09.05.11, 09:58 / Israel News About 40 Israeli passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul were held for several hours by local police on Monday after their passports had been taken away from them. The passengers said that the Turkish police officers were disrespectful, claiming that such an incident was unprecedented. "I think that the police officers didn't even know what they were looking for," one of the passengers told Ynet. "They apparently got an order to detain us, one by one. Everyone was in shock; we didn't know what they were going to do to us. Obviously this was done intentionally in order to create an unpleasant feeling." "They asked us why we came here, opened our bags, checked how much money we have and what we have on our laptops," he added. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4117910,00.html srael: Turkey wants confrontation Officials in Jerusalem not surprised by detention of Israeli passengers at Istanbul airport, say Turkey seeking clash; 'Turkish economy will be hurt, businesspeople and tourists will refrain from traveling there,' one source says Attila Somfalvi Officials in Jerusalem say they were not surprised by reports that Israeli passengers were held up at the Istanbul airport Monday, charging that Ankara is seeking to provoke an open confrontation with Israel. "The Turks are trying to forcefully lead us into an open confrontation and street fights in the international arena, but we shall not give them this pleasure," one diplomatic source told Ynet Monday afternoon. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4118170,00.html