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| 'Israel to apologise for flotilla killings' |
| 2010-12-07 |
| THE rift between Israel and Turkey may be on the way to resolution. This is according to a report yesterday on the US-sponsored Arabic-language television network al-Hura. The report said an Israeli negotiator, meeting this week with a senior Turkish diplomat in Geneva, had agreed to Istanbul's demands that Israel apologise for the killing of nine Turkish activists last May when a flotilla of civilian vessels attempted to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. Israel had also agreed, the report said, to Turkey's demand that it pay compensation to the families of the dead. Both sides have confirmed a meeting of their representatives in Geneva. The Tel Aviv daily Ha'aretz quotes Turkish diplomatic sources as saying the discussions have been "very positive". |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 "we're sorry your scum had to be killed" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-07 19:44 |
| #3 I don't like the idea of paying blood money to violent terrorist sympathizers. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2010-12-07 17:13 |
| #2 I don't know if it's a bad move. The two countries have been getting along until just recently. Israel doesn't need any more enemies, and having Turkey as a friend, or at least as a semi-friendly non-enemy, has certain advantages. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-12-07 14:53 |
| #1 Bad move on Israel's part. After all, in addition to sponsoring a shipload of terrorists, Turkey has been aiding Iran's quest for nuclear weapons. Not at all the kind of people who should get the blackmail money they demanded... unless the Mossad is using the meetings as an opportunity to get into Turkey's phone and computer systems... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-12-07 13:41 |