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An Israeli man jailed in Turkey for the past four-and-a-half years on a drug trafficking conviction arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday after being granted early release.<\/span><\/p>\n

Danny Aweke, 35, was arrested<\/a> in 2019 on suspicion of smuggling khat<\/a> leaves through the country, and was later convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In recent months, his mental condition deteriorated, prompting the intervention of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and President Isaac Herzog in an effort to secure his release.<\/span><\/p>\n

After his arrest<\/a>, Aweke, who had had no prior run-ins with the law, told Turkish police that the dealers who convinced him to carry the khat had told him that the leaves were legal. Though it is approved for use in Israel, khat is considered an illegal drug<\/a> in many countries due to its mild narcotic effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aweke served over three years in prison, including a transfer to another facility after harassment by Syrian and Iranian inmates who discovered that he was Israeli. He was released to house arrest and moved to a halfway house 18 months ago to ease prison overcrowding, but was barred from leaving the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am trembling with excitement; it was a long and exhausting struggle,\u201d Aweke told Channel 13 upon landing. \u201cI have waited for this moment to meet my family and friends again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He thanked Cohen and Herzog, while adding that \u201cI am personally grateful to MK Pnina Tamano-Shata [of the opposition\u2019s National Unity party] who did not give up on me and my family and worked to make state officials intervene on my behalf. I thank the entire people of Israel and ask them to allow me to rest and recover quietly with my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Thursday that \u201cthe warming relations between Israel and Turkey contributed greatly to the advancement of the matter toward its happy ending.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Foreign Ministry, Cohen recently interceded on Aweke\u2019s behalf by sending newly-appointed Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan a letter asking for his release on humanitarian grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

A joint Thursday statement said that Herzog and Cohen made significant progress, leading Turkish authorities to agree to release Aweke this coming weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is further proof of the supreme efforts of the Foreign Ministry to help Israeli citizens,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cThis is a sensitive humanitarian case, and I thank President Isaac Herzog for the joint work along with my friend, Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan, for the understanding of the urgent need to advance Danny Aweke\u2019s release.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ynet news site said it was a local law firm hired by an American Jewish philanthropist that uncovered a loophole in the Turkish legal code that allowed for the Israeli to be expelled from the country instead of serving the remainder of his sentence there.<\/span><\/p>\n

After several years of tension between the two countries, relations between Turkey and Israel have improved over the past year, partially thanks to diplomatic channels opened by Herzog to secure the release of other Israelis imprisoned by Ankara. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been set to visit Ankara in July, in what would have been the first visit by an Israeli premier since 2006, but had to push off the trip due to health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Danny Aweke arrives at Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv, August 19, 2023. (Flash90)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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An Israeli man jailed in Turkey for the past four-and-a-half years on a drug trafficking conviction arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday after being granted early release.<\/span><\/p>\n

Danny Aweke, 35, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of smuggling khat leaves through the country, and was later convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In recent months, his mental condition deteriorated, prompting the intervention of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and President Isaac Herzog in an effort to secure his release.<\/span><\/p>\n

After his arrest, Aweke, who had had no prior run-ins with the law, told Turkish police that the dealers who convinced him to carry the khat had told him that the leaves were legal. Though it is approved for use in Israel, khat is considered an illegal drug in many countries due to its mild narcotic effect<\/span><\/p>\n

Aweke served over three years in prison, including a transfer to another facility after harassment by Syrian and Iranian inmates who discovered that he was Israeli. He was released to house arrest and moved to a halfway house 18 months ago to ease prison overcrowding, but was barred from leaving the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am trembling with excitement; it was a long and exhausting struggle,\u201d Aweke told Channel 13 upon landing. \u201cI have waited for this moment to meet my family and friends again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He thanked Cohen and Herzog, while adding that \u201cI am personally grateful to MK Pnina Tamano-Shata [of the opposition\u2019s National Unity party] who did not give up on me and my family and worked to make state officials intervene on my behalf. I thank the entire people of Israel and ask them to allow me to rest and recover quietly with my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Thursday that \u201cthe warming relations between Israel and Turkey contributed greatly to the advancement of the matter toward its happy ending.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Foreign Ministry, Cohen recently interceded on Aweke\u2019s behalf by sending newly-appointed Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan a letter asking for his release on humanitarian grounds. joint Thursday statement said that Herzog and Cohen made significant progress, leading Turkish authorities to agree to release Aweke this coming weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is further proof of the supreme efforts of the Foreign Ministry to help Israeli citizens,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cThis is a sensitive humanitarian case, and I thank President Isaac Herzog for the joint work along with my friend, Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan, for the understanding of the urgent need to advance Danny Aweke\u2019s release.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ynet news site said it was a local law firm hired by an American Jewish philanthropist that uncovered a loophole in the Turkish legal code that allowed for the Israeli to be expelled from the country instead of serving the remainder of his sentence there.<\/span><\/p>\n

After several years of tension between the two countries, relations between Turkey and Israel have improved over the past year, partially thanks to diplomatic channels opened by Herzog to secure the release of other Israelis imprisoned by Ankara. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been set to visit Ankara in July, in what would have been the first visit by an Israeli premier since 2006, but had to push off the trip due to health issues.oreign Minister Eli Cohen (L) meets Turkey\u2019s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, February 14, 2023. (Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye)<\/span><\/p>\n

In March 2022, Herzog met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, and then-prime minister Yair Lapid met with Erdogan in New York a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Relations became increasingly fraught starting in 2010, after an Israeli commando raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship, part of a blockade-busting flotilla, that left dead 10 Turkish activists who attacked IDF soldiers aboard the ship.<\/span><\/p>\n

After several years of sour relations, ties eventually saw a moderate improvement, but both countries withdrew their ambassadors in 2018 after Erdogan leveled charges of \u201cstate terrorism\u201d and \u201cgenocide\u201d at Israel when dozens of Palestinians were killed in Gaza rioting on May 14 of that year, the day then-US president Donald Trump controversially moved the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2021, an Israeli couple was detained<\/a> for a week by Turkish authorities on suspicion of espionage after having photographed the residence of Erdogan in Istanbul. The couple was released following extensive diplomatic efforts by Herzog and Lapid, who was foreign minister at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, an Israeli man was\u00a0reportedly\u00a0arrested\u00a0in Turkey<\/a> after airport officials in Antalya found an ornamental bell in his luggage that they claimed was an ancient artifact.<\/span><\/p>\n

The man, a resident of Acre, claims that the item is a mass-produced product that he bought at a local market for $100, presenting a receipt. According to Hebrew media reports, Turkish authorities have rebuffed all Israeli attempts to intervene in the case and plan to pursue smuggling charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: The Times of Israel<\/a>, 19 Agust 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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