TIME (blog) | How Barack Obama Brought Turkey and Israel Back Together TIME (blog) From almost the moment President Obama touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport, he began to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make up with Turkey. The previously good relations broke down in 2010 after the Israelis raided a ... Official: US to bring Arab states into peace push With Obama as Broker, Israelis and Turkey End Dispute UPDATE 1-Israel says fence-mending with Turks does not end Gaza blockade |