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Erdogan: Gaza strife threatens Turkish-Israeli rapprochement Despite the newest round of violence between Israel and Hamas, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is keeping a measured narrative in his response. “On one side, Israel would wish to normalize its relations with us, on the other side these escalations continue — as long as Israeli aggravation continues, it is not possible to normalize the Turkey-Israel relationship,” he said July 11. “Our conditions were clear: apology [for the 11 dead from the May 2010 Mavi Marmara incident]; compensation and lifting of the blockade to Palestine [Gaza]. I was told that the paper was waiting at [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s] desk, but this [Israeli operation] takes away all of it.” Read more: al-monitor/pulse/originals/2014/07/daloglu-gaza-erdogan-israel-operation-palestine-turkey.html#ixzz37EB93Wjr
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 05:06:41 +0000

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