Kan me nog herinneren dat hij 10 jaar geleden nog Israel aan het afzeiken was, diplomatieke banden op een laag vuurtje zette
En een paar jaar geleden een Israelische toerist gevangen zette omdat die foto's nam van zijn zeer publieke dus niets geheims aan paleis.
Nu wordt ie door z'n eigen economisch wanbeleid gedwongen weer vriendjes met Israel te worden
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https://www.timesofisrael(...)y-drilling-networks/Erdogan says hopes to soon start work with Israel on energy drilling, networksAfter meeting with Netanyahu, Turkish leader says the two spoke of establishing a mechanism to boost cooperation between the countries
Days after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish media he hoped to soon start cooperation with Israel on energy drilling and energy networks, as well as on tourism and technology.
“Hopefully, we will take this step without too much delay and we’ll start on energy cooperation with Israel, including drilling,” Erdogan said in comments cited by multiple outlets.
Signs of improved ties were also evident in Erdogan's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
In contrast with previous years, Erdogan refrained from condemning Israel and offered only a few words of support for the Palestinians.
"In order for peace to ring in the Middle East, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict should be brought to an eventual solution," he said. "We will continue to support the Palestinian people and their struggle for legitimate rights under international law."
In past years, Erdogan has used the podium to sling harsh censure at Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In 2020, he prompted a walkout by the Israeli envoy after saying that "the dirty hand that reaches the privacy of Jerusalem, where the sacred places of the three great religions coexist, is constantly increasing its audacity."
Israel was a long-time regional ally of Turkey before Erdogan came to power, but ties imploded after a 2010 Israeli commando raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship, part of a blockade-busting flotilla , that left dead 10 Turkish activists who attacked IDF soldiers aboard the ship.