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Turkey-Israel: Toward A 'Cold' Normalization

The second round of compensation talks between Israel and Turkey should not raise hopes in Jerusalem of re-establishing the former ties between the two countries, writes Arad Nir.
An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza, in Ankara April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYVKG
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An official Turkish delegation arrived in Jerusalem on Monday [May 6], for the first time since the Turkish flotilla to Gaza in 2010.

The delegation, headed by Turkish Foreign Ministry Director-General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, met for several hours with Israel’s national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror, who delayed his departure for an official visit to China with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to receive the group, and with former Foreign Ministry Director-General Yosef Ciechanover. This was the second round of talks between the sides. That same evening the prime minister’s office announced that final agreement on a reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey would soon be reached, bringing an end to the crisis between the two countries.

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