Turkey and Israel have agreed to restore diplomatic relations after Israel apologised for any mistakes made when Israeli troops stormed a Turkish ship carrying aid to Gaza in 2010 leaving nine activists dead. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to compensate Turkish families for their loss. Kevin Connolly reports.
2010年以色列对一艘向加纳运送援助的土耳其船只开火,导致九名积极分子死亡。现以色列已就此事向土耳其致歉,两国同意重建外交关系。以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡承诺赔偿遇难土耳其家庭的损失。Kevin Connolly报道。
After almost three years of refusing to apologise for a military assault on the Mavi Marmara that left nine Turkish political activists dead, Benjamin Netanyahu’s change of heart is a clear indication of the diplomatic clout that the United States still wields with its two key allies in a turbulent region. Mr Netanyahu’s call to his Turkish counterpart was apparently made from a trailer at Tel Aviv airport while Air Force One sat on the ground waiting to depart. The unglamorous setting and the last-minute nature of the call suggests the deal may not have been easy to broker.
以色列近三年都未就这场造成九名政治积极分子死亡的对蓝色马尔马拉号的军事袭击事件致歉,现在本雅明·内塔尼亚胡态度的转变是外交影响力的一个清晰的标志,美国仍然在运用紊流区它的两个关键盟国。内塔尼亚胡对土耳其的道歉生命显然是通过特拉维夫市的机场播放的预告片,此时空军一号还停在地面上等待着出发。这个无聊的设计以及最后一秒才道歉的特点表明这层坚冰不是那么容易被打破的。