The coming of an ice age? Turkish - Israeli relations since 2002

Turkish Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 675-687

  Aytürk, Ilker ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84859253824     PISSN: 14683849     EISSN: 17439663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2011.622507     Document Type: Article

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56. Apart from loss of face in domestic politics and a reluctance to provoke Avigdor Lieberman's party, Israel Beitenu, to bolt the coalition government, there are three basic factors which prevented Israel from apologizing oficially so far: (a) Israel does not want to give up its policy of intercepting vessels in international waters to check their cargo, (b) Israel is alarmed about the possibility that an apology might start an international judiciary process and lead to the prosecution of policy-makers and military personnel who were involved in the Mavi Marmara incident, and (c) as of now, there is apparently no Turkish pledge to restore relations back to the former level if an official apology is extended.