As Turkey warms to Israel, Ankara reiterates support for Palestinians

Turkish officials say support for two-state solution and Palestinian rights will not be sacrificed ahead of the Israeli president’s visit.
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This photograph taken on May 14, 2014, shows a picture of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Old Jerusalem projected on a wall of Ankara Castle in Ankara, in support of Palestinian and to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza the Strip. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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ISTANBUL — Early signs of reconciliation between Turkey and Israel have raised questions about Ankara’s support for the Palestinian cause ahead of a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month.

This week senior Turkish officials traveled to Israel for talks with their counterparts in Jerusalem.

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