The diplomatic relationship between Israel and Turkey continued to deteriorate this week in the wake of the Gaza flotilla raid, as the ambassador to Ankara was publicly snubbed. At the same time, Israel bolstered its ties with Turkey's rival neighbour, Greece, with a prime ministerial visit.
Israel's ambassador was not invited to a Ramadan "Iftar" supper hosted by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Iftar meal was attended by all the ambassadors in Ankara but Israeli representative, Gabi Levy, was pointedly left out.
A senior official in Mr Erdogan's party said that Ambassador Levy was not invited "as a signal of our refusal to accept the fact that Israel has not apologised for the murder of our citizens". Sources at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said that they were "not surprised" as "Erdogan is doing everything possible to prolong this crisis."