Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not intend to meet with American Jewish organizations in the course of his visit to U.S., Turkish Dunyabulteni website reports. He is the first Premier since Turgut Ozal of all Turkish Prime Ministers and Presidents who will not meet with Jewish community’s representatives in U.S.

Dec. 6-8, Erdogan will arrive in U.S., after which leaves for Mexico for a 2-day visit to meet Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

In the course of his last meeting with Jewish organizations this September, Erdogan accused Israel of preventing supplies of humanitarian aid to Gaza. And this time, it is Turkey’s initiative not to meet with Jewish community.

U.S. Jewish community resisted American Armenian lobby by preventing anti-Turkish initiatives. Adhering to this policy, Jews wanted to have Turkey’s support on the matter and actually succeeded. However, with Armenia-Turkey reconciliation, U.S. Jewish lobby will be of no more use.

NEWS.am recalls that Israeli-Turkish relations got strained in the end of December 2008 when Israeli forces bombed Palestinian territories. Erdogan-Peres dialogue in Davos became the peak, when Turkish PM accused Israel of extermination of peaceful population and walked out the G-20 Summit.