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Sunday, March 01, 2009

Honeymoon is over

"Honeymoon is over

Turkish-Israeli ties in danger unless trust building measures promptly implemented

Haymi Behar
Published: 03.01.09, 12:47 / Israel Opinion

The Turkish-Israeli honeymoon has ended. From the 90s up until recent times Israelis flocked to Turkey, while economic and military ties flourished. Yet today, following Turkey’s harsh criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, angry Israelis canceled more than 70% of travel bookings to Turkey. In any case, they wouldn’t feel so welcomed in many Turkish shops, which displayed signs expressing anti-Israeli sentiments."

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