{"id":172145,"date":"2010-01-12T20:14:13","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T01:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skyscrapercity.com\/showthread.php?t=1044205"},"modified":"2010-01-12T20:14:13","modified_gmt":"2010-01-13T01:14:13","slug":"turkey-demands-apology-from-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/172145","title":{"rendered":"Turkey demands apology from Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Turkey demands apology from Israel over envoy ‘slight’<\/p>\n

\nOne newspaper captioned the picture "the height of humiliation" [Image: Lior Mizrahi\/Israel Hayom]
\nTurkey has demanded that Israel apologise over what it called the "discourteous" way its ambassador was treated during a diplomatic meeting.
\nIsrael summoned Turkey’s ambassador to rebuke him over a TV series but ensured he was photographed on a lower chair.
\nIn response, Turkey has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Ankara to express its "annoyance".
\nThe foreign ministry has also insisted it expects steps to be taken to compensate its envoy.
\nIn a statement, the ministry said it awaited "an explanation and apology" for the "attitude" of Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon.
\n"We invite the Israeli foreign ministry to respect the rules of diplomatic courtesy," the statement said.
\nThe television series that sparked the diplomatic row depicts Israeli intelligence agents as baby-snatchers.
\n‘Repeated provocation’
\nFootage of Mr Ayalon urging journalists to make clear that the ambassador was seated on a low sofa, while the Israeli officials were in much higher chairs, has been widely broadcast by the Israeli media.
\nHe is also heard pointing out in Hebrew that "there is only one flag here" and "we are not smiling".
\nIn an interview with Israel’s Army Radio, Mr Ayalon was unapologetic.
\n"In terms of the diplomatic tactics available, this was the minimum that was warranted given the repeated provocation by political and other players in Turkey," he said, according to Reuters.
\nOne Israeli newspaper marked the height difference on the photo, and captioned it "the height of humiliation".
\nThe meeting with the Turkish ambassador, Ahmet Oguz Celikkol, was called over the fictional television series Valley of the Wolves, popular in Turkey.
\nIt depicts Israeli intelligence operatives running operations to kidnap babies and convert them to Judaism.
\nLast October Israel complained over another Turkish series, which depicted Israeli soldiers killing Palestinians. In one clip, an Israeli soldier shoots dead a smiling young girl at close range.
\nThe row comes ahead of a planned visit by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak to Turkey on Sunday.
\nTurkey has long been an ally of Israel, but relations have deteriorated as Ankara has repeatedly criticised Israel for its offensive in Gaza a year ago.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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