Posted on 03/23/2013 4:54:15 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed satisfaction on Friday with Israel’s apology for the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident.
Davutoglu, who just recently hinted there was a “secret deal” between Israel and Syria, said that all of Turkey's fundamental demands had been met with the apology. Earlier, Netanyahu spoke on the phone with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and apologized for the deaths of nine Turks during Israel’s 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Channel 10 News reported on Friday the details of the agreement between Israel and Turkey. Netanyahu, in addition to the apology, has agreed to compensate the families of the nine Turks who were killed and to ease some of the restrictions on Gaza.
Erdogan, for his part, has promised to cancel the legal proceedings his country launched against IDF officials, including former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, and stop his constant verbal attacks against Israel.
The apology evoked outrage from MK Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beytenu), who slammed Netanyahu and said, "Such an apology harms IDF soldiers' motivation and their willingness to go out on future missions, and strengthens the radical elements in the region.”
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni welcomed the news of Netanyahu’s apology to Turkey.
"This is a very important and correct step, and I told this to the Prime Minister,” she said. “At this time, especially with what is happening in Syria, there are common security interests to Israel, Turkey and the United States. It’s an excellent final note to Obama's visit."
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Of course not. You still have a shred of self respect left. I want it.
I wanna puke.
The Iran attack is in the works and this means they’re going via Turkey
maybe Israel should send a flotilla to occupied Cyprus
Exactly. The stated parts of this deal are minor. I think there is an unstated part, one of those, “a player to be named later”, that will be important for Israel’s security.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu... who just recently hinted there was a "secret deal” between Israel and Syria, said that all of Turkey's fundamental demands had been met with the apology... Netanyahu spoke on the phone with... Erdogan, and apologized for the deaths of nine Turks... has agreed to compensate the families of the nine Turks who were killed and to ease some of the restrictions on Gaza. Erdogan, for his part, has promised to cancel the legal proceedings his country launched against IDF officials, including former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, and stop his constant verbal attacks against Israel.
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