The Israeli Defence Force has released footage of the deadly commando raid on Gaza-bound aid ships. The AustralianObama To Israel: Apologize To Turkey, Or Else -- Israel Today Magazine
Israel's largest daily newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, reported on Wednesday that the Obama Administration is threatening Israel to either apologize to Turkey over its bloody interception of a Gaza aid flotilla last year, or risk strained ties with Washington.
Israeli diplomats in Washington told the newspaper that they had received a communique from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisting that the rift between Israel and Turkey was harming American interests in the region, such as affecting regime change in neighboring Syria.
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My Comment: Former IDF chief Ya'alon is right when he noted that Turkish PM Erdogan "will never let go, even after we apologize" .... but Washington does not see it that way. Anyhow .... Israel has made it very clear that they are not going to apologize, and the U.S. is denying reports that they are pressuring Israel to apologize.