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JERUSALEM (Reuters) Israel's ultranationalist foreign minister on Sunday dismissed as "chutzpah" a Turkish offer to restore ties if Israel apologizes for a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship, saying it was up to Ankara to make amends.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly disavowed the remarks, which included a panning of U.S.-mediated peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was speaking only for himself.
"I think the matter of an apology borders on chutzpah or beyond," Lieberman told Israeli diplomats in a speech attended international media. "If anything, we are waiting for an apology from the Turkish government, and not the other way around."
Lieberman was responding to a Turkish demand, reiterated by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, that Israel apologize and offer compensation for its marines' killing of nine Turks in clashes aboard the Mavi Marmara aid ship in May.
Turkey's apology demand is "chutzpah": Israeli Finance Minister - Yahoo! News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly disavowed the remarks, which included a panning of U.S.-mediated peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was speaking only for himself.
"I think the matter of an apology borders on chutzpah or beyond," Lieberman told Israeli diplomats in a speech attended international media. "If anything, we are waiting for an apology from the Turkish government, and not the other way around."
Lieberman was responding to a Turkish demand, reiterated by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, that Israel apologize and offer compensation for its marines' killing of nine Turks in clashes aboard the Mavi Marmara aid ship in May.
Turkey's apology demand is "chutzpah": Israeli Finance Minister - Yahoo! News
