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October 22, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/21/turkeys-nemesis-greece-new-friend-to-israel/

Turkey's Nemesis, Greece, New Friend to Israel

(Washington Times) Ben Birnbaum - With Turkish-Israeli relations on the rocks, the Jewish state has found a new friend in Greece - Turkey's neighbor and longtime nemesis. The Israeli and Greek air forces conducted a joint drill in southern Greece last week. Then on Monday in Jerusalem, the Greek and Israeli foreign ministers signed a civil-aviation agreement - the countries' first bilateral pact in 60 years. "Our increasingly strong relationship with Greece is part and parcel of our important relationships with countries in the Mediterranean," a senior Israeli official said, cautioning not to read improved Israeli-Greco relations as a repudiation of Turkey. "We do not consider this to be a zero-sum game," he said. "We strive to have good strategic relations with all countries in the Mediterranean that are willing to have relations with us."

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