Turks Torpedo Israel Navy Participation In NATO Op -- Jerusalem Post
Exclusive: Ankara prevents first instance of active Israeli participation in one of Western military alliance’s operations.
Turkey has torpedoed an Israeli plan to contribute an Israel Navy missile ship to a NATO mission in the Mediterranean Sea, in what would have been the first time Israel actively participated in one of the Western military alliance’s operations.
Diplomatic and defense officials told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Turkey had decided to prevent Israeli participation in the long-term operation – called Active Endeavor – following the Israel Navy raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which nine Turkish nationals were killed.
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My Comment: Confirmation once again that Israeli - Turkey relations are still in the toilet.
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