Israel to offer heavy 'humanitarian' compensation over Turkey flotilla deaths

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Turkey and Israel near agreement on wording of memo aimed at ending crisis; Erdogan demands Israel say it 'apologizes,' while Israel prefers to use the word 'regrets'.
By Barak Ravid

Israel is expected to offer hundreds of thousands of dollars to the families of the nine Turkish activists who were killed in a deadly raid on a humanitarian aid convoy bound for the Gaza Strip last May.

Turkey and Israel are close to an agreement over the wording of an apology Ankara has demanded as the two sides move toward rebuilding ties.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed with senior advisers on Wednesday the content of a memo aimed at ending the crisis with Ankara's once-close ally.

Most of the remaining points of contention concern the exact phrasing of Israel's apologies related to its raid on the flotilla. Erdogan demands that Israel say it "apologizes," while Israel prefers to use the word "regrets."

During the consultations held in Erdogan's office, the permanent undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Feridun Sinirlioglu, updated the prime minister on the talks he'd held with Israeli UN envoy Yosef Ciechanover in Geneva earlier this week.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-to-offer-heavy-humanitarian-compensation-over-turkey-flotilla-deaths-1.329698

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1. when did the wording become "Turkey flotilla deaths"?

More like murders of peace activists.

I guess expecting the truth to be told from a mainstream news source is asking too much.