Turkey announced Sunday that it has retracted its sweeping veto on military cooperation between Israel and NATO, instated after the Mavi Marmara takeover in 2010.
According to the Turkish news paper Hurriyet, the motion to lift the Turkish ban was proposed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who stated that the veto had “created a lack of confidence among the partners.”
The decision to renew ties with Israel came after NATO agreed to deploy Patriot anti-aircraft missiles along the Turkish border with Syria earlier this month.
Turkey stressed it will still reserve its right to pose a ban on joint military exercises between NATO members and Israel, as well as prohibit Israeli activities on its soil.
Israeli-Turkish diplomatic relations declined sharply following the Israeli Navy’s raid on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, in May 2010. Nine Turkish citizens were killed in clashes with soldiers aboard the blockade-busting ship.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
