The United States' chilling relations with Turkey is not conditioned by compassion for Armenians or Kurds, according to an Israeli daily.

The matter concerns the powerful Greek lobby in Washington, Haaretz daily reports, enumerating the names of officials of Greek descent in the U.S. administration.

Ankara has been trying to neutralize the Greek activities with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). However, the Israeli lobbyists have surrendered positions recently. The myth about Israel's global power is cracking, the report says. -lm-