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[Hermes]

A sensible move...

Minister urges Israelis to boycott Turkey for ‘national honor’

Israel's tourism minister yesterday urged Israelis to stop traveling to Turkey after a National Security Council (MGK) decision endorsing a new security policy under which Israel's instability-inducing actions are now considered a “strategic threat.”Minister Stas Misezhnikov said ties with Turkey are important to Israel but added that it must be "boycotted totally as a tourism destination" for national honor.
The MGK, bringing together Turkey's top political leaders and military commanders, approved on Wednesday a revised version of the National Security Policy Document (MGSB), commonly referred to as the “Red Book.” The document, for the first time, referred to Israel's actions in the Middle East as a threat to Turkey, sources told Today's Zaman earlier this week of the meeting's conclusions. In the section on relations with neighbors and external threats, the document draws attention to the instability in the region caused by Israel and the possibility that Israel's actions may lead the countries in the region to be engaged in an arms race.

Relations with Israel, a former regional ally, took a nosedive after Israeli commandos killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American during a May 31 raid on an aid flotilla that was trying to break an Israeli blockade of Gaza. Turkey demands an apology and compensation for families of victims, while Israel defends commandos' actions as self-defense and refuses to apologize.

The Israeli tourism ministry had no statistics on Israeli tourism to Turkey. There was no confirmation of the reports from Turkey. Israeli travel agents have reported a large drop-off in once-popular travel to Turkey.

While referring to Israel in the section on threats, Turkey's neighbors that were seen as a threat to national security in the past are no longer considered as potential enemies in the new MGSB. Experts say the changes to the MGSB, which was drafted by the military in the past, are a sign that the government's priorities are finally reflected in state policy.

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news- ... honor.html

[AWE]

from a previous topic there were 43,000 Israeli visits to Turkey last year out of some 25 million.

[lola-tulip]

This document also removed " Syria, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia from the list of threats. Greece, however, is still considered a threat, whereas Iran was also removed from the list."

Continuing with their good-neighbourliness efforts, "Erdogan said he would not participate in an Athens climate conference if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends."

[Quotes from Ynetnews]

[AWE]

This document also removed " Syria, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia from the list of threats. Greece, however, is still considered a threat, whereas Iran was also removed from the list."

Continuing with their good-neighbourliness efforts, "Erdogan said he would not participate in an Athens climate conference if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends."

[Quotes from Ynetnews]

well Erdogan attended and Netanyahu did not so guess Turkey id more important to Greece than Israel.

[Hermes]

from a previous topic there were 43,000 Israeli visits to Turkey last year out of some 25 million.

A report published in August showed the number of Israelis traveling to Turkey in July was down 90%, reaching a measly 4,500 vacationers – compared to 43,000 in July 2009. This is compared to 560,000 overall in 2008 according to reports.

[SKI-preo]

Is Cyprus listed as a threat? I hope we are. We are very scary you know. GRRRRRRROWLLLL. POP.(a paper bag exploding).

[AWE]

from a previous topic there were 43,000 Israeli visits to Turkey last year out of some 25 million.

A report published in August showed the number of Israelis traveling to Turkey in July was down 90%, reaching a measly 4,500 vacationers – compared to 43,000 in July 2009. This is compared to 560,000 overall in 2008 according to reports.

Thanks Hermes - that was it, I didn't have time to find it earlier on. Still a drop (2%) in the 25 million visits per year ocean.

[Hermes]

Still a drop (2%) in the 25 million visits per year ocean.

An Israeli tourist spends $650 on average. The number of tourists spending that much money in Turkey is very low. Overall the current figures add up to a loss of at least $400 million in tourism dollars for the Turkish economy.

[runaway]

from a previous topic there were 43,000 Israeli visits to Turkey last year out of some 25 million.

A report published in August showed the number of Israelis traveling to Turkey in July was down 90%, reaching a measly 4,500 vacationers – compared to 43,000 in July 2009. This is compared to 560,000 overall in 2008 according to reports.

Turkiye is still top 10 tourist destination in the world with 30 million tourists pear year. (compared to 16 in hell-ass and 2.5 in south cyprus) and stingy Israeli tourists are compansated by rich Arab ones. So take your brilliant statistics and go to hell.

[Get Real!]

Turkiye is still top 10 tourist destination in the world with 30 million tourists pear year. (compared to 16 in hell-ass and 2.5 in south cyprus)...

And the "TRNC"?