Though the deal still seems to be quite some way off, Israel has reportedly agreed in principle to pay tens of millions of dollars in compensation for the May 2010 attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which led to the killings of nine aid workers.
Israel and Turkey are discussing the formation of a committee of both nations’ officials to come up with final terms for the deal, with the money to go in a “humanitarian fund” managed by Turkey’s government.
Though Israel has been open to compensation for quite some time, the issue could become difficult since officials demand full immunity for Israeli commandos and the state for the killings, as well as not having to admit any wrongdoing.
Turkey seems willing to abandon any government-led charges against the Israelis for the killings, but has no legal avenue for ordering all other lawsuits related to them cancelled, and the families of victims are unlikely to all agree to drop such charges simply on Turkey’s say-so.
I really don't want to be offensive, but how can you be so stupid? It's the American taxpayer who will bear the cost of this compensation through the subsidies you pay Israel… Although there might be some justice in that anyway.
I'm quite sure that Obama assured Bibi that the US would cover any and all expenses associated with the apology.
Money that will come from the US taxpayer I'm sure. We are paying them to kill not just Palestinians, Turks, but also Americans.
RickR30 hit the nail right on the head.
RickR30 hit the nail right on the head.
And then there is the small matter of Rachel Corrie, and the U.S.S. Liberty, and………. As for the Palestinians, there ain't enough money in the world to begin to pay for the millions that were killed or ""cleansed". And the wars in the past decade? And now Syria and the others that are raging?
We might begin with a clawback of all the money earned and spirited away by the Military Industrial Complex.
Agree with the above—they'll just hand us the bill.
The ship was in international waters. Like the USS Liberty Israel wants to break internartional laws but they want never pay the price of being criminals. I say let they stand up and let the courts decide. The strangle hold on the people of Gaza and their suffering is not addressed in the way the Israeli want to handle the matter.
It won't be their money, so Obama has to settle with Turkey on that, it was his idea anyway.
I just want to say I agree with all the above comments, it's the US taxpayer who'll not only foot the bill but then compensate the Israelis for money that "officially" comes from Israel.