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Israel offering payments to families of Marmara dead

From Globes on 8/11/2011 at 10:10 AM

Categories: Israel, Middle East

Israel offering payments to families of Marmara dead

Hebrew daily "Ma'ariv" reports that, in a new effort to repair relations with Turkey, Israel is offering $100,000 to the families each of the nine dead on the Mavi Marmara during the Gaza flotilla incident in May 2010. In exchange, Turkey will rescind its demand for an apology by Israel over the incident, and accept a statement that Israel deeply regrets the deaths. The offer was made informally. Turkey has not yet responded to the offer. The new offer is double Israel's original offer of $50,000 to the families …More

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