TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel confirms upgraded NATO ties as Turkey said to end veto
by Raoul Wootliff and AFP
May 4, 2016

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel would upgrade its ties with the 28-member NATO military alliance by opening a permanent mission to its Brussels headquarters. The move comes as NATO member Turkey reportedly agreed to end its objection to closer links to the Jewish state. “I announce that Israel will accept the invitation; we will open an office soon,” he said at the start of a cabinet meeting. “I think that this is also an important expression of Israel’s standing in the world. The countries of the world are looking to cooperate with us due to – inter alia – our determined fight against terrorism, our technological know-how and our intelligence services,” Netanyahu added, according to a translation released by his office. READ MORE