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Source: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-turkey-israel-are-back-speaking-terms-16698
Turkey and Israel Are Back on Speaking Terms, with Saudi Encouragement
(National Interest) Seth J. Frantzman - Returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia in January, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan told reporters that Turkey "needs" Israel and asserted that Israel needed Turkey, "a fact of the region." After the Iran deal in 2015, the Saudis, who are close to Erdogan, encouraged rapprochement with Israel. On June 13, sources told the Anadolu news agency, which is close to the Turkish government, that Turkey would be appointing a new ambassador to Israel.