Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday warned Israel should "take another look at its relations with its neighbors" if it wants to maintain ties with Turkey in the future.
"Israel should give some thought to what it would be like to lose a friend like Turkey in the future," Erodegan told Euronews, regarding his thoughts on the recent tensions between the two Mediterranean countries.
"The way they recently treated our ambassador has no place in international politics," said Erdogan, referring to a recent diplomatic incident in which Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon summoned the envoy and treated him with deliberate disrespect.
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"We have done our best for Israel-Syria relations," added Erdogan. "But now we see Benjamin Netanyahu saying: 'I do not trust Erdogan, but I trust Sarkozy'. Do you have to give a name? This is diplomatic inexperience, too."
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has declared that he would never allow Turkey to resume its role as mediator in Israel's indirect peace talks with Syria. Following ongoing diplomatic tension, Lieberman also suggested to Netanyahu that Israel recall its envoy in Ankara, but the prime minister vetoed the idea
Haaretz
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