Compensation deal with families of 'Mavi Marmara' victims expected shortly … [Read more...]
Turkish families reject Israel compensation talks
April 22, 2013 By
Relatives of those killed on ‘Mavi Marmara’ won’t drop lawsuits, demand Gaza blockade end … [Read more...]
Turkish flotilla activists won’t drop charges, despite Israeli apology
April 9, 2013 By
Meeting over compensation to victims postponed, because Erdogan will be away … [Read more...]
The unmentioned factor behind Turkey’s turn toward Israel
March 27, 2013 By
Ankara had many reasons to restore ties with Jerusalem, but foremost among them: Iran … [Read more...]
Israel, Turkey to normalize ties, after Netanyahu apologizes for flotilla deaths
March 25, 2013 By
Erdogan accepts apology as Obama brokers reconciliation minutes before leaving Israel … [Read more...]
Ex-Bush aide: Olmert bombed Syria despite US diplomacy
June 15, 2012 By
JERUSALEM (JWN and agencies)—A former aide to US president George W. Bush has come to the defense of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s decision-making process in the Mavi Marmara affair, … [Read more...]
Comptroller slams Netanyahu, Barak over Turkish flotilla incident
June 13, 2012 By
JERUSALEM (JWN and agencies)—State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on Wednesday published his long-awaited report on the May 31, 2010 Gaza blockade-running attempt by a Turkish ship that resulted in … [Read more...]
Turkey behind Israel’s exclusion from counterterror meet
June 11, 2012 By
JERUSALEM (JWN and agencies)—The Foreign Ministry on Monday denied reports that the US blocked Israel’s participation in counterterrorism conference in Istanbul last week. Instead, the Israeli … [Read more...]
Turkey indicts four Israeli commanders for ‘Mavi Marmara’ raid
May 23, 2012 By
ANKARA (JWN and agencies)—A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday indicted four former senior Israel Defense Forces officers for their role in the seizure of a Turkish ship trying to run … [Read more...]
