Erdogan slams organizers of 2010 flotilla following normalization deal with Israel

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Erdogan slams organizers of 2010 flotilla following normalization deal with Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2016 Just hours after Turkey signed an accord normalizing ties with Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized organizers of the 2010 flotilla that ultimately led to the severing of relations between the two nations. “Did you ask me before you set sail? Did you ask my permission,” Erdogan said on […]

Report: Israel, Turkey normalization 95 percent ‘finalized’

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Report: Israel, Turkey normalization 95 percent ‘finalized’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2016 Turkey and Israel will reach agreement on re-establishing normalized relations in “a matter of days,” a report said. A senior Israeli official on June 19 said rapprochement between Jerusalem and Ankara was over 95 percent complete, Hebrew-language Ynet website reported. “Almost everything has been finalized. We’ve concluded over 95 […]