Epstein Secrets

ner voices in Israel are trying to downplay the war of words. "The main thing is not to get confused, not to get into a tailspin," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio last week. "Turkey is not about to become an enemy of Israel, and we have no cause to waste invective and energy over this." The

d, not to get into a tailspin," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio last week. "Turkey is not

lomatic and military relations in all but name, accused Israel of "running wild" and behaving "like a spoiled child," promised to take the case to the International Court of Justice, and swore that in the future all Turkish aid shipments to Gaza would have naval escorts. "We will not allow anyone to walk all over our honor," he

y a car pulled up. It was the mayor of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert, whom I knew. He rolled down his window an

tional lawyer and an American, to help defend Israel against unjust charges brought by international bodies such as the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and various UN agencies. I will also continue to criticize Israel’s human rights record when criticism based on a single universal standard is warran

v HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023148 --- PAGE BREAK --- OUP CORRECTED PROOE - FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi List of Abbreviations AHLC Ad Hoc Liaison Committee ICJ International Court of Justice IDF Israel Defense Forces JLC Joint Liaison Committee LACC Local Aid Coordination Committee LAF Lebanese Armed Forces LAS League of Arab States

of the Palestinian Charter which denied Israel’s right to exist. 7 February 1999 King Hussein of Jordan dies. Abdullah II succeeds him. 17 May 1999 Ehud Barak elected Prime Minister of Israel. 4 September 1999 = Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum. 5 October 1999 Protocol Concerning Safe Passage. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_

- OUP CORRECTED PROOF - FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi xxiv Chronology 15 December 1999 President Clinton hosts summit meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shara, followed by rounds of peace talks in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in January 2000. 5 March 2000 Government of

n was miffed that the then Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, who had visited him in Ankara HOUSE_OVER

za HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024999 --- PAGE BREAK --- blockade and will take action at the UN General Assembly to make sure that the matter is discussed in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). And finally, Turkey will extend full support to the families of the Mavi Marmara victims in their pursuit of justice from Israel. Some of thes