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News; considered by strategic threatPublished: Thursday 14 January, 2010
Outraged, Turkey threatened to recall the ambassador.Late best straightener Wednesday, Israeli Prime GHD flat iron Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
office sent a letter of apology. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepted the apology.Over the past decade, the two countries had built up a strong relationship, including military cooperation and tourism, making Turkey Israel's closest ally in the Muslim world. But lately, Israel has been troubled by harsh statements from Mr. Erdogan, who was outraged by the high Palestinian civilian death toll during Israel's Gaza offensive a year ago.Israel is also concerned with a perception that Turkey is moving closer to Iran, considered by Israel as a strategic threat.Days after the Gaza offensive began, Mr. Erdogan stalked off a stage he was sharing with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with the parting shot: "You kill people." |



