From the BBC:
"Israel and Turkey end rift over Gaza flotilla killings"
"Israel and Turkey end rift over Gaza flotilla killings"
Israel and Turkey have normalised relations, ending a six-year rift over the killing by Israeli troops of 10 Turkish activists on a Gaza-bound ship. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a deal reached on Sunday would see Israel pay $20m (£15m) in compensation. It will also allow Turkey to send aid to Gaza and carry out infrastructure projects in the Palestinian territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the agreement would help bring "stability" to the Middle East. Turkey was once Israel's closest ally in the region, and the two countries share many strategic interests. The Turkish and Israeli prime ministers announced the deal to restore diplomatic ties at simultaneous news conferences in Ankara and Rome. Mr Yildirim said the two countries would appoint ambassadors "as soon as possible" after the agreement is signed on Tuesday. A "lifeline to Palestinians" would be provided, he added, with the first ship loaded with 10,000 tonnes of aid due to leave for the Israeli port of Ashdod on Friday.
^ Sometimes an apology and/or compensation can be "fake" or not real just to get things going again. I believe Israel is only compensating Turkey - not because they believe they did anything wrong (I don't think so either) but so Israel and Turkey can move to more important issues like trade and tourism. Turkey just apologized to Russia for shooting down the plane which caused a rift between those two countries and I believe Turkey is following Israel's "fake" apology to just move on to other things. Sometimes you have to say whatever it takes to move forward. Hopefully Turkey and Israel can now have an even better relationship than they did before all of this. ^
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