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[Oracle]

Turkey slams Western pressure over Iran nuclear program

Monday, January 11, 2010

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday criticized major powers for pressuring Iran on its nuclear program while tolerating Israel’s assumed nuclear arsenal.

Speaking at a joint news conference in Ankara with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Erdogan also blasted Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace and air strikes in the Gaza Strip.

Israel argues that the overflights are necessary to monitor what it says is massive arms smuggling by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

Erdogan said that Turkey was against the development of nuclear arms by any country in the region.

“Israel has nuclear weapons... Those who are cautioning Iran must also caution Israel,” he said, according to AFP.

“If we fail to display a fair attitude in this region, the problems will hit not only the region, but will spread elsewhere as well,” he warned.

Israel’s ties with Turkey have frayed since the three-week Israel offensive in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, which ended last January.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry hit back at Erdogan over his criticism of Israeli policies, saying it could undermine bilateral relations.

“The State of Israel has the full right to protect its citizens from the missiles and terror of Hamas and Hezbollah, and the Turks are the last who can preach morality to the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces,” it said in a statement, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

Sources: Agence France-Presse, Haaretz newspaper

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[B25]

Here we go again, kettle and black spring to mind.

[Hermes]

Let me see. The Turkish Prime Minister is criticizing Israel for human rights abuses, its treatment of minorities, violations of airspace, territorial infringements and ignoring UN resolutions!

Wow! This has got to be the funniest and most ludicrous set of remarks ever made by a Turkish leader. He manages to do stupid, hypocritical and shameless all at once. Well done, Erdogan. Not many leaders are capable of such an outrageous feat of crass nonsense. Carry on like that and Turkey will soon be the world's laughing stock.

[DT.]

There seems to be something brewing between Israel and Turkey. If anyone saw Euronews today and how badly the Turkish ambassador was treated in Israel you'd be feeling sorry for the guy.

Apparently the Israelis did not take kindly to this soap opera in Turkey, their snub of Turkey's ambassador however has angered Turkey even more and it seems that a recalling of ambassadors is on the cards.



At the same time one little country has taken the opportunity to improve ties with its neighbour

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Min ... n-2010.htm

Israeli Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister to visit Cyprus.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman is to leave no Wednesday (13 January) for a visit to Cyprus. During his stay, he will meet with President Demetris Christofias, Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou, Minister of Communication and Public Works Nicos Nicolaides, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, President of the Parliament Marios Garoyian, Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs Averof Neofytou, President of the Opposition DI.SY. Party Nicos Anastasiades and with George Iacovou, the presidential representative for resolving the Cyprus issue.

FM Liberman's visit is a reciprocal visit following the visit to Israel approximately six months ago of the Foreign Minister of Cyprus.

Foreign Minister Liberman will discuss the positive developments in bilateral relations in recent years with his hosts. In their meetings, the ministers will hold talks on expanding economic and trade cooperation in light of the substantial expansion of mutual trade, as well as on increasing cooperation in agricultural, desalinization, medical, cultural and academic fields.

During his visit, Mr. Liberman and Mr. Nicolaides will sign a shipping agreement, which will advance maritime trade between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Liberman will return to Israel on Thursday, 14 January.

[Oracle]

Turkey are the puppets of Iran.

[Acikgoz]

Oracle, you sound smarter and more insightful each day.

[B25]

Go on Israel, nuke 'em.

And we'll see who is the middle east super power. Turkey is just a bully until she meets a bigger bully.

Bye bye Turkey.

Hey GR, would be a good time for us if there was some conflict between them two a????

[Oracle]

There seems to be something brewing between Israel and Turkey.

Yup ...



Turkish Jews Living Under Threat Of Extremism

By DAVID BEDEIN, Middle East Correspondent

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Jerusalem – A nervous Rabbi recently appeared at The Bulletin’s bureau in Jerusalem and related that the small Jewish community in Turkey feels threatened by the new Islamic resurgence and by the new Turkish alliance with Iran.

As a result, there is a a significant increase in the number of Jews leaving Turkey and immigrating to Israel.

One hundred and thirty five immigrants from Turkey have made the journey this year, compared with 108 in 2008.

The Jewish Agency predicts that, by the year’s end, some 200 immigrants will have come, nearly twice as many as in previous years.

The assessment is based on the fact that, for the first time in many years, Jewish Agency representatives are being swamped with calls. As of now there is a 100 percent increase in those expressing interest in immigrating to Israel, inquiring as to their rights and obligations – and for the first time, a long list of Jews hoping to relocate their businesses from Turkey to Israel.

Most of those asking to register as new immigrants explain that this is due to the new extremist attitudes towards Jews in Turkey.

One of those who have registered, a 39-yard-old father of four who did not give his name, is the owner of a large and prosperous shop in the capital. The man decided to sell his business and move to Israel.

“We are being harassed, Turkey is no longer the same Turkey. They listen to the words of the prime minister and refrain from setting foot in Jewish shops. Turkey is falling into extremism,” he explained.

He said that many of his Jewish colleagues were leaving for the West, not only to Israel, and others were considering doing so.

“We anticipated that the number of people interested in moving to Israel was going to rise, but we didn’t anticipate that there would be such a large number of people who wanted to immigrate and so swiftly,” said a senior Jewish Agency executive. He said that 600 Jews were expected to immigrate to Israel from Turkey in 2010, which is an unprecedented number.

Eli Cohen, the director of the Aliyah Department in the Jewish Agency, personally oversees the immigration of Turkish Jews told the Yediot Ahronot newspaper that “2009 is going to be a very successful year in terms of Aliyah – immigration to Israel – mainly from Turkey. We are pleased with this and have been operating to absorb them across Israel in the best way possible.”

Mr. Cohen said that there has been a 20 percent rise around the world in immigration to Israel, after years in which interest had declined, and that interest in Turkey was significantly higher than that.

“That proves that Israel is the home of the Jewish people. We serve as a safe haven for Jews. We do everything we can to improve the methods of absorption and to give the new immigrants a sense of belonging,” said Mr. Cohen.

Three Jewish families that came from Turkey not long ago currently live in an absorption center in Ashdod. One of the families explained yesterday that the reason they decided to immigrate to Israel was the sense that the Turkish public was taking the statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan into action.

“I was born in Turkey, I grew up in Turkey, I know the Turks, and they’re tolerant of Jews. Regrettably, in the past year there has been a shift that has hurt the Jews. Curses, anti-Semitic comments, radicalization on the street – all of that left me with no choice. I took my family and immigrated to Israel. Some of my extended family intends to immigrate to Israel or to uproot for America,” said one woman who recently moved to Israel from Turkey.


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[runaway]

Middle East superpower Türkiye slapping Israel and a bunch of south cypriots getting nervous as it might be their turn to be slapped once again

[DT.]

Middle East superpower Türkiye slapping Israel and a bunch of south cypriots getting nervous as it might be their turn to be slapped once again

Middle East superpower? Whats that, like the fastest Skoda?

No mention of the fact that tiny Qatar could buy your miserables arses 268 times and sell them for target practise in Yemen.