Report: US Working to Mend Ties between “Israel” and Turkey
17/10/2009 Senior American diplomats have urged Turkey to work to restore relations with “Israel” in the wake of deteriorating ties, Army Radio reported on Friday.
According to the report, U.S. officials have asked the Turkish foreign ministry to ease tensions with Israel - which have cooled significantly since Israel's winter offensive in the Gaza Strip - explaining that the escalating conflict is harming U.S. interests in the Middle East.
The escalating tension between Turkey and Israel threatens regional stability and undermines the fight against “extremism” as well as the efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. diplomats reportedly told their Turkish counterparts. U.S. diplomats are also reportedly planning to meet with Israeli officials to discuss the conflict with Turkey.
Israel expressed outrage and rebuked the Turkish envoy this week over a new television drama airing on a state-sponsored channel in Turkey that depicts Israel occupation forces soldiers as brutal war criminals. The drama includes images of Israeli soldiers shooting children in Gaza and lining up a firing squad to shoot at a group of Palestinians.
Prior to the conflict over the television show, relations between Turkey and Israel had grown increasingly strained over the cancellation of a joint NATO air force drill. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that "diplomatic sensitivities" led his government to ban Israel from the NATO exercise, according to news reports. Erdogan added that the Turkish people had rejected Israel's participation in the drill.
17/10/2009 Senior American diplomats have urged Turkey to work to restore relations with “Israel” in the wake of deteriorating ties, Army Radio reported on Friday.
According to the report, U.S. officials have asked the Turkish foreign ministry to ease tensions with Israel - which have cooled significantly since Israel's winter offensive in the Gaza Strip - explaining that the escalating conflict is harming U.S. interests in the Middle East.
The escalating tension between Turkey and Israel threatens regional stability and undermines the fight against “extremism” as well as the efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. diplomats reportedly told their Turkish counterparts. U.S. diplomats are also reportedly planning to meet with Israeli officials to discuss the conflict with Turkey.
Israel expressed outrage and rebuked the Turkish envoy this week over a new television drama airing on a state-sponsored channel in Turkey that depicts Israel occupation forces soldiers as brutal war criminals. The drama includes images of Israeli soldiers shooting children in Gaza and lining up a firing squad to shoot at a group of Palestinians.
Prior to the conflict over the television show, relations between Turkey and Israel had grown increasingly strained over the cancellation of a joint NATO air force drill. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that "diplomatic sensitivities" led his government to ban Israel from the NATO exercise, according to news reports. Erdogan added that the Turkish people had rejected Israel's participation in the drill.
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