The Israeli Foreign Ministry blamed the Turkish authorities for failing to provide protection for its diplomatic staff, calling it a "blatant breach of diplomatic regulations." It also said that envoys' families are being repatriated in light of the violence caused by the Israeli military operation in Gaza.
Comment: Blah, blah, blah... Israel blames everyone - it's never the psychopaths fault!
"Israel strongly protests the blatant breach of diplomatic regulations... which were grossly violated by the Turkish authorities and security services during the demonstrations," a statement from the Israeli foreign ministry said.
Protests that drew thousand in front of the Jewish embassy in Ankara and at a consulate in Istanbul were fueled by the earlier announcements by Turkey's top leadership.
"(Israel) has always been oppressive, and continues to oppress. Hence, for Turkey, I cannot think of positive developments with Israel as long as I hold this duty," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. "Westerners may say I am stirring up tensions, but I have the mission of winning the consent of people and God," he added before meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
"I'm warning Israel once again that there will be much more serious consequences if it does not stop its aggressiveness and the escalation of incidents," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said.
The protests in Istanbul erupted at 01:30 am local time in front of the Israeli consulate with pro-Palestinian activists chanting slogans such as "Hail to the resistance from Istanbul to Gaza," "Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine," and "Strike, strike Hamas; strike against Israel." Demonstrators also waved Turkish and Palestinian flags.
Within an hour protesters were smashing the building's windows after climbing the wall that surrounds the building. Law enforcement had to intervene using water cannons and tear gas against the angry mob which tried to enter the premises and pelted the police with stones. A second attack on the consulate was prevented by police intervention.
Meanwhile in Ankara, activists threw rocks at the Israeli embassy, shattering windows and hanging the Palestinian and Turkish flags on the house's wall. The police kept the protesters from entering the garden, but did nothing to stop them from throwing stones.
Who do you think sends the fuel for Israeli planes - Turkey.. Who has increased trade with Israel about fourfold ? Turkey. Whose ships carry cargo to Israel ? The son of the prime minister. Who had told that he would visit Gaza and when US said you cannot, could not go..
There is a small minority of muslims called "Muslims against İmperialism". Most probably they were the ones protesting as far as I could see from the photos, raising one finger means there is one god. They had also taken part in the Taksim Gezi Park protests