18/08/2011 12:23
Israel refuses to apologize to Turkey
Israel will stick to its refusal to apologize to Turkey for killing nine of its citizens aboard a Gaza-bound ship, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a telephone call, postsovet.ru reported.
U.S. officials had been pressing Israel to formally apologize for the incident as part of a proposal to repair ties between the two significant American allies. Turkey recalled its ambassador and nearly broke off all diplomatic relations with Israel in protest over the May 2010 flotilla clash.