(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Six months after Israel's apology to Turkey for the Mavi Marmara incident, Ankara continues to completely block any NATO cooperation with Israel, Greece's Ambassador Spiros Lampridis told the Jerusalem Post. Turkey has adamantly opposed Israeli involvement in any NATO programs, he said, including joint exercises, intelligence exchanges, and research and technological development programs. "We were hoping that after the arrangement between Netanyahu and Erdogan in the spring, Turkey would pull back a little and allow some of the programs," he said. "But there is nothing." Lampridis said he was surprised by the continued Turkish opposition, especially since every week hundreds of Turkish trucks arrive via ferry to Haifa, carrying millions of dollars worth of goods to Jordan and onward to the Gulf.
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