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Israel and Turkey Nearing Reconciliation
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Israel and Turkey are on the verge of a diplomatic reconciliation, Israel's Channel 10 reported and the Prime Minister's Office confirmed on Thursday. Yossi Cohen, the National Security Council head who is to become head of the Mossad, met in Switzerland with a Turkish official on Wednesday. The two sides agreed to re-station ambassadors and Turkey agreed to nullify all legal claims against IDF soldiers involved in the Marmara incident of 2010. Israel has agreed to establish an aid fund for the families of those who died in the raid. As part of the deal, Turkey agreed to Israel's demand that it cease permitting Hamas terrorists freedom of operation in Turkey. In addition, Turkey will permit a gas pipeline to run through its territory, and Ankara has agreed in principle to purchase natural gas from Israel.