Israeli diplomat in Turkey invited to official function for the first time since Mavi Marmara incident

An Israeli diplomat, Yosef Levi Sfari, Israel's charge d'affairs at its embassy in Ankara, was invited to an official Turkish function for the first time since he was posted to Ankara in 2011. It was also the first time any Israeli diplomat was invited to a Turkish function since the Mavi Marmara incident. Turkey's Daily Hurriyet tried to tie the story to Prime Minister Netanyahu's apology, but

Bipartisan group of US Reps slam Erdogan's anti-Semitism

A bipartisan group of 46 US Representatives has sent a letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gul slamming Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's anti-Semitism.

The letter requested Gül to publically condemn “the anti-semitic rhetoric” of government officials.The
signatories noted that another letter had been written a few months ago
asking Erdoğan to retract his statements that