The Foreign Ministry just released this, some three hours before Ankara’s deadline for an Israeli apology:
January 13, 2010
H.E. The Ambassador of Turkey
Mr. Ahmet Oguz Celikkol
His Excellency,
I wish to express my personal respect for you and the Turkish people and assure you that although we have our differences of opinion on several issues, they should be discussed and solved only through open, reciprocal and respectful diplomatic channels between our two governments.
I had no intention to humiliate you personally and apologize for the way the demarche was handled and perceived. Please convey this to the Turkish people for whom we have great respect.
I hope that both Israel and Turkey will seek diplomatic and courteous channels to convey messages as two allies should.
Sincerely,
Danny Ayalon
Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel
[Here's my first political cartoon]:
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The idea is cute, but the concept is flawed – it isn’t at all clear what your point actually is.
And the implementation is clearly hideous – you might have the mind, but maybe it would be somewhat advantageous to hand over a sketch to a proper artist so that s/he may turn your vision into a respectable cartoon. This is just an eyesore.
don’t apalon’s his people killed millions of my people and can’t even man up to admit it.