The Turkish president has stated that he is interested in doing so "despite Israel's policy regarding the Palestinians" • "If there were no troubles with those at the top, ties would be different"
Erdogan, Tuesday
Photography:
AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is changing direction: In
his remarks today (Friday), he declared that "Israel's policy regarding the Palestinians is unacceptable, but Turkey wants to improve its relations with Israel."
He added: "Our intelligence relations with Israel continue. We have difficulty managing relations with the people who are at the top. Relationships would have been very different, if there were no troubles with those at the top."
This is a new record in the process of Ankara's rapprochement with Jerusalem.
Earlier this month, we published in Israel Today the proposal of Erdogan's associate, Admiral Jihat Yaiji, for a maritime border with Israel.