Turkish-Israeli ties worse than ever

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s irritation over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's presence at the Paris rally has contributed to rekindled tensions between Turkey and Israel.
(From L) Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu take part in a Unity rally Marc
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davotoglu (first row, 2nd R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (first row, 4th L) keep a safe distance during the solidarity march in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. - PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images
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The Paris attacks are having a serious fallout on Turkish-Israeli relations, and neither side is holding back from freely expressing acerbic sentiment about the other.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kicked off the latest angry exchange when he questioned how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dared to attend the Paris rally Jan.11, which was organized to condemn terrorism as well support freedom of expression.

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