THE TELEGRAPH: Israel will never say sorry for defending itself, a senior government official has said after Turkey demanded an apology for a deadly commando raid on an aid convoy to Gaza.
His remarks were made after Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, vowed Ankara would sever diplomatic ties with Israel unless it apologised over the operation which left nine people dead, all of them Turkish nationals.
Israeli officials reacted angrily to Turkey's threats.
"When you want want an apology, you don't use threats or ultimatums," said Yigal Palmor, foreign ministry spokesman.
"Everything leads us to believe that Turkey has another agenda in mind," he said, without giving further details.
"Israel will never apologise for defending its citizens," he said. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
