Speaking during a visit to Azerbaijan's capital Baku, Lieberman said that Israel had been "supporting close relations with Turkey for 10 years." He said that the recent change in Ankara's stance, since Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, was "unexpected."

Turkey can't keep repeating this "sharp anti-Israel line" every week, the foreign minister told an Azerbaijani television station.

Nonetheless, he said, Israel is doing everything in its power to maintain ties and coordinate closely with Turkey.

"We hope Turkey will make certain amendments to its foreign policy," he added.

 “We have important ongoing agreements between us. How can these agreements be kept going in this climate of mistrust? I think Israel had better take another look at its relations with its neighbors if it believes it is a world power,” Erdoğan said in the interview.

(Jpost)