It's very simple. Postpone the compensation and if they don't drop the lawsuit don't pay them, better: never pay them.

knew what could happen......their choice. How about compensation for the IDF soldiers that were hurt while defending themselves against armed infiltrators!!! This was no peace ship, they were ready to cause bodily harm if stopped.

Turkey can go to court until it is blue in the face and tired of howling. Of course, court is a two-way street. Where is the compensation for the Jews for the terrorist bombing of two Istanbul synagogues? That's an issue that the Jewish people may well revisit -- and one that dead broke Turkey can ill afford.

...would settle a lawsuit and then demand more money. The world owes Muslims a living, don't you know?

... demands and humiliations for Israel. Whatever the rational US interests are about "allies working together in the Mid East" re. Syrian situation, etc. .... Obama Admin needs to recognize the REALITY that the govt currently ensconced in Ankara is demagogic and non-cooperative... Indeed since 2002 Washington no longer has had a solid ally in Ankara (witness the hurdles it placed before the US leading up to the 2003 Iraq war...) Current Turkish govt is not your enemy but they are certainly not your friend. Negotiations with Erdogan on the Manamara incident will go nowhere except down the slippery slope of more extortion. NOTHING IN THIS PROCESS SHOULD PROCEED UNTIL ERDOGAN ALSO CONCEDES ITS RESPONSIBLITY FOR PROVOKING THE ENTIRE INCIDENT... which of course will never happen.

Turkey illegally occupies N Cyprus It was a military invasion in the 1970's Greek Cypriots expelled Greek Cypriots never ever posed a threat to the territorial integrity of Turkey So how much compensation will turkey pay to the Cypriots who lost their lives, homes

Israel should copy the Palestinians and set pre-conditions for the talks.