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by **Lit** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:08 pm

Turkish FM warns Israel not to repeat last year's flotilla 'mistake'

Friday, May 27, 2011
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News

Turkey’s foreign minister has warned Israel not to repeat the “same mistake” with an aid flotilla set to depart for Gaza next month, referring to a fatal raid on a Turkish aid ship last year.

“We think Israel has enough experience not to repeat such a mistake again,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said late Thursday in a televised interview.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php? ... 2011-05-27

by **Bananiot** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:49 pm

Cyprus has always been a staunch supporter of the Palestinians, as matter of principle (as Piratis would say). Remember how he soon climbed down from the moral high grounds when he sensed a Turco-Israeli conflict?

by **ZoC** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:55 pm

Lit wrote:Turkish FM warns Israel not to repeat last year's flotilla 'mistake'

Friday, May 27, 2011
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News

Turkey’s foreign minister has warned Israel not to repeat the “same mistake” with an aid flotilla set to depart for Gaza next month, referring to a fatal raid on a Turkish aid ship last year.

“We think Israel has enough experience not to repeat such a mistake again,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said late Thursday in a televised interview.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php? ... 2011-05-27

cf's foreign affairs expert (actually, all round expert) has warned turkey not to repeat the “same mistake” with an aid flotilla set to depart for gaza next month, referring to a fatal raid on a turkish aid ship last year.

“We think turkey has enough experience not to repeat such a mistake again,” foreign affairs expert ZoC said just now in a response to ahmet davutoğlu's comments in hurriyet's report above.

by **bill cobbett** » Fri May 27, 2011 5:34 pm

Er... thought the new admin in Egypt was opening the border into Gaza...???... so what's the point of a flotilla???

by **ZoC** » Fri May 27, 2011 6:08 pm

turkish chutzpah...

by **DT.** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:09 pm

Bananiot wrote:Cyprus has always been a staunch supporter of the Palestinians, as matter of principle (as Piratis would say). Remember how he soon climbed down from the moral high grounds when he sensed a Turco-Israeli conflict?

Politics and diplomacy is a dynamic world. You stay still and mistakes like the past will be repeated.

by **Bananiot** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:43 am

It's called double standards, DT. Plain and simple. This is what Piratis had to say about the Cyprus issue:

I know all about "real politik" Bananiot. Knowing what "real politik" means doesn't mean excusing immoral and criminal acts that result from it. You seem to excuse every criminal act by the AngloAmericans as if it is perfectly OK for them to walk over the human rights of people and the rights of other nations in order to achieve their own aims of world domination.

In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict he switched allegiance (like a number of other forumers - some adopted the Israeli symbol of occupation, the flag) the moment he sensed a possible Turco-Israeli conflict.

I suppose, from your post, you condone such behaviour too. You are ready to walk over the human rights of the Palestinians and the rights of Palestine, in order for Israel to consolidate its dominance in the Middle East.

This won't do DT, human rights and the right of nations to exist and flourish are vital universal values and thus, I call upon both of you to refrain from talking about morality and human rights when it comes to the Cyprus issue because you have shown that you are not sincere about such issues.

The motto "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" that you have adopted is utterly flawed and immoral and this puts serious question marks over your arguments (all based on moral principles) regarding the Cyprus issue.