Barak says Turkey row 'spilled milk' but will pass

Israel and Turkey will eventually mend fences rather than become foes, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday, describing their unprecedented dispute over Gaza as "spilled milk".

Noting that an inquiry commissioned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had vindicated the blockade, Barak predicted that wider Middle East upheaval would help bring Israel back together with its Muslim ex-ally. (Reuters)