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September 5, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-255763-deciphering-israels-behavior.html

Deciphering Israel's Behavior

(Today's Zaman-Turkey) Omer Taspinar - Why did Israel decide not to apologize to Turkey? Tel Aviv decided that the apology would not solve problems with Turkey. According to the strategic assessment in Israel, it seemed that the relationship with Turkey was broken beyond repair. The fact that Turkey was not only demanding an apology and compensation but also an end to the embargo over Gaza is very telling for the Israelis. This showed that normalization with Turkey was almost impossible as long as the Turkish government indexed its relations with Tel Aviv not just to bilateral factors but also to the Palestinian question.

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