Turkey’s diplomatic thaw with Israel will help Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Monday, in the first trip to Israel by Ankara’s top diplomat in 15 years. Cavusoglu was in Jerusalem as Turkey and Israel seek to mend ties following a breakdown that began during Israel’s brutal military assault on the besieged Gaza Strip in 2008. Cavusoglu and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid stressed that economic ties had continued to grow despite years of acrimony between the two countries. “We won’t pretend that our relationship has not seen its ups and downs,” Lapid said. “Even in…