The relationship between Turkey and Israel appears to be back on track following a 17 January visit by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barack to re-establish defence ties and commit to joint military exercises.rnBarak's day-long visit was a bid to re-establish ties that were harmed by Israel's operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in December 2008/ January 2009 and deteriorated further after the public humilitation of Turkey's ambassador to Israel by the deputy foreign minister.
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