Israel denies getting request from Turkey to exchange ambassadors
After establishing ties in 1949, Turkey and Israel were allies for decades. But those relations have frayed in recent years.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)ByLAHAV HARKOV
