Friday, June 18, 2010

Official: Turkey might not send Israel envoy back

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is threatening not to send its ambassador back to Israel unless it receives an apology for the deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships and other steps are taken to make amends, a government official said Thursday.

Turkey wants Israel to apologize for the raid, return the seized ships, agree to an international investigation into the raid and offer compensation for the victims, the government official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules that bar civil servants from speaking to journalists without prior authorization.

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2 comments:

  1. For everyone's sake, I hope Israel fails to meet Turkey's demands in 'reasonable' time.

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  2. I hope Israel remains unresponsive, and arrogant.

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