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[Cap]

Are we being sucked into something dangerous?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Commen ... 504?v=wall

[repulsewarrior]

...ironic because Israeli papers were the first to deplore that the flottila was leaving from Cyprus, even though we all know that this is untrue (until the Turks decided to land in the north to board more passengers).

[Gasman]

And millions of people on Facebook are condemning the Israelis.

[Cap]

And millions of people on Facebook are condemning the Israelis.

No doubt, but is there an ulterior motive?

[BOF]

If its the truth El presidente will have some explaining to do.
If its not the truth pahitis buddies have dropped a heap of shit on Cyprus and El presidente will still have some explaining to do.
Israeli aircraft did enter Cypriot airspace but the reason they were not challenged was given as "they were flying at such a low altitude no permission was required"
make of that what you will.

[Milo]

I would say that is a misleading statement as Cyprus HAS played a part in Freedom Flotillas to Gaza before allowing them to leave from Limassol etc, helping to fund etc, as well as a Cypriot MP and Cypriot journalist being aboard the one that was rammed and very nearly sunk by the IDF a few years ago. A Limassol resident was the Captain of one of the ships this time as well, a Brit, his account of the trip in the Sunday Mail today.

I would imagine the ONLY reason the RoC or any Cypriots did,nt take part this year is because of Turkeys involvement, which is totally understandable.

Myself the Israeli authorities have seen this action as being anti Gaza, I don,t think thats true at all. But after the world hammering Israel has recieved this week they do need some friends

[Paphitis]

Good afternoon all!

Yes, we are going to be dragged into this whether we like it or not.

Hopefully we pick the winning side.

Here is a clue!

[Cap]

I've heard of, Beware of Greeks bearing gifts... but Israeli's bearing thanks? Who knows.

[BOF]

just read Ben Gurion and how the palestinians ended up - then look at the looney Zionists running the show....says more than captain far far away can spout.

[Gasman]

But after the world hammering Israel has recieved this week they do need some friends

Yes.

And, previously Turkey has been 'their friend'. And Israel has been Turkey's 'Jewish Friend'.

Turkey was the first Moslem country to recognize an isolated Israel in 1949.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis holiday in Turkey. Turkey spends billions on arms stuff from Israel. Most of what they spent modernizing was spent in Israel and the US.

Jews 'on the Hill' helped to squash the resolution commemorating the Armenian genocide perpetrated by Turkish forces.

Turks see Israel as being able to help them with their 'Greece problem'. Turkey has longed to distance themselves from the 'Arab world' and tack onto the US, Israel and (until recently) yearned for the EU.

Turkey should get back to integrating itself with its Arab neighbours. And Israel should be looking at attaining 'Peace'. No middle east conflicts are ever very 'regional'. The effects are always far reaching.

Quite how Cyprus is 'involved' in all this on any grand scale eludes me.

Greece is more involved in and with Turkey.