Lieberman: Israel’s rejection of apology to Turkey came too late

18.08.2011                      18.Aw-Elul, 5771

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Lieberman: Israel's rejection of apology to Turkey came too late

FM tells Channel 2 that the fact it took Israel so long to decide it will not apologize over the Gaza flotilla raid shows it lacks confidence.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman praised the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday not to apologize to Turkey for last year's Gaza flotilla raid, but said Israel should have done so earlier.
"It is a shame that we did not make this decision earlier," Lieberman said in an interview to Channel 2 television on Wednesday. "The fact that it took us some time reflects our lack of confidence."…