The prospect of a thaw in Turkish-Israeli relations became likelier after a secret Wednesday meeting in Switzerland between Mossad chief Yossi Cohen; Joseph Ciechanover, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's special envoy to Turkey; and Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the Turkish Foreign Ministry's undersecretary.<br />The officials discussed a number of ways to normalize relations, which have been tense since the raid on the Marmara flotilla in 2010, in which nine Turks died.<br />The two sides reached the following agreements:<br /><br />Israel will found a compensations fund for victims of the raid on the Marmara; all charges against Israel will be cancelled; the ambassadors will be returned to work; high-ranking Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri will be banned from entering Turkey; and discussions on a gas pipeline from Israel to Turkey will soon begin.
