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Turkey and Israel decided to raise the level of diplomatic relations to ambassadors

Since 2018, there have been no ambassadors in the two countries, since Ankara and Tel Aviv then diverged in their assessment of events in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan called Israel a terrorist state, Netanyahu accused the Turkish leader of supporting Hamas alt=”Turkey and Israel decided to raise the level of diplomatic relations to ambassadors” />

Yair Lapidi Mevlut Cavusoglu

Ankara and Tel Aviv will raise the diplomatic level of bilateral relations to ambassadors, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference following a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, Anadolu agency reports.

“We have started work to raise the level of our diplomatic representation to the level of an ambassador,— he said. Israeli Minister Lapid confirmed this intention, according to Haaretz.

According to Cavusoglu, the parties “confirmed the progress of a positive dialogue”; in relationship. In addition to changing the level of diplomatic representation, Israel and Turkey intend to hold another high-level meeting in the near future, establish “political and regional consultations”, consider the creation of a mixed economic commission, and expand cooperation in the field of tourism and agriculture, Hurriyet points out. The minister especially emphasized cooperation in the field of security, in particular, protection against terrorist threats.

Lapid, according to Haaretz, thanked Turkey for saving the lives of Israeli citizens who were under threat of attacks from Iran in Turkey. “We are talking not only about the murder of innocent Israeli tourists, but also about the clear violation of Turkish sovereignty by Iranian terror,” Lapid said.

According to The Times of Israel, Ankara's detention of eight people allegedly working for an Iranian intelligence cell and plotting to kill or kidnap Israeli tourists in Istanbul is at stake.

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Ankara withdrew its ambassador from Israel and expelled the Israeli ambassador from Turkey in 2018 amid the situation in the Gaza Strip, when protests began in this territory due to the transfer of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestine is hostile to the United States, because Washington considers the Hamas movement that is in power there a terrorist one.

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When clashes began on the border between Israel and Palestine, Erdogan called Israel's actions against the Palestinians a genocide, and Israel itself— terrorist state. Erdogan repeated similar statements in the future: for example, in 2021 he again called Israel a terrorist state, when protests began in East Jerusalem, which is considered Palestinian territory occupied by Israel, due to the eviction of Arab families. He indicated that Ankara supports the liberation of the territories of Palestine. Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the main supporter of Hamas.

Speaking about the Israeli-Palestinian issue, Cavusoglu noted that he was also on the agenda in negotiations with Lapid. “We share our expectations and sensitivities on this issue in every meeting with Israel. Everyone must take careful steps to solve the problem,”” the minister emphasized.

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