Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdowan may appoint a senior foreign policy advisor who is considered close to Hamas to head his country's mission to the Temple Mount. The advisor, Ahmet Dawat-Ulu, is close to the Hamas leadership in Damascus, according to an IDF Radio report. Dawat-Ulu initiated Hamas kingpin Khaled Mashaal's visit to Ankara immediately after Hamas' victory in the PA elections.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised his Turkish counterpart Thursday that he would allow a mission of Turkish experts to visit the renovation site at the Rambam (Mughrabi) Gate. Olmert made it clear Thursday night that the mission would not supervise the excavation but only "observe" it.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised his Turkish counterpart Thursday that he would allow a mission of Turkish experts to visit the renovation site at the Rambam (Mughrabi) Gate. Olmert made it clear Thursday night that the mission would not supervise the excavation but only "observe" it.