Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sedat Onal left for Jerusalem for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Israeli President Herzog´s calling Turkish President Erdoğan, who has caught COVID-19, to convey his get-well-soon wishes, brought together positive comments concerning the relations between Turkey and Israel.
Addressed to President Erdoğan and the leaders of the region, Israeli President Herzog stated that when sat around a table to have coffee together, the differences and disagreements would not seem so great and scary.
President Erdoğan had a telephone conversation with Pope Francis. According to the statement made by the Directorate of Communications, during the conversation, the situation between Israel and Palestine was discussed.
According to the report of Kan News Channel of Israel, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz to Turkey for a conference which will be organized in June.
By Dean Shmuel Elmas*Turkey and Israel are historical allies. Turkey was the first Muslim majority country to recognize the State of Israel in March 1...