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". |