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Source: http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=8749
Israel-Turkey Ties Seen Staying Tight
(Jewish Week-New York) Joshua Mitnick - Diplomats from both countries say the attacks in Turkey will bolster rather than scuttle the ties between Israel and its predominantly Muslim ally. "A Turkish ambassador once told me, 'Israel is essential to us. We will always recognize Israel....If Israel will disappear, we will be the next victim in the Middle East,'" said Aryeh Shmuelevitz, a professor of Middle Eastern history at Tel Aviv University.