PM says Israel threat to region, implements state terrorism

[RedBeard]

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lashed out at Israel again, saying its possession of nuclear weapons makes it a threat to the region and accusing the Jewish state of implementing “state terrorism.”

“I see Israel as a threat to its region because it has nuclear weapons. In addition, Israel is an occupying force and implements state terrorism in the region,” Erdoğan said at a conference on Turkish foreign policy in Pretoria, South Africa. When reminded by a participant that Israel has come under attack from Gaza and that a UN panel recently concluded that the Israeli blockade of Gaza is legal, Erdoğan said Israeli bombs killed tens of thousands in Gaza.

Responding to the participant’s suggestion that weapons and rockets are being smuggled from Egypt to Gaza through a series of tunnels in southern Gaza, Erdoğan said: “Atomic bombs and phosphorus bombs cannot be smuggled through Gaza tunnels. Israel, on the other hand, has bombed Gaza with phosphorus bombs. It is a weapon of mass destruction and it is a crime to use weapons of mass destruction. Small weapons, maybe rifles could be smuggled through these tunnels but tanks cannot, right? But Gaza was besieged by tanks while it was also attacked with phosphorus bombs.”

Erdoğan also said Israel has nuclear weapons while Iran “is attacked by everyone” because it has a nuclear program. “What kind of justice is this?” he asked.

The Turkish prime minister said Israel has condemned itself to isolation because of the way it treats Palestinians. “Palestinians, not Israel, are the owner of these lands. You can live in peace in South Africa right now, but Palestinians do not have this kind of peace in their lands,” he said.

Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador and other senior diplomats and suspended military agreements after the report of a UN panel set up to investigate a May 31, 2010 Israeli takeover of a Turkish-owned aid ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza, which resulted in the killing of eight Turks and a Turkish-American teenager, was leaked. Turkey demanded an apology but Israel refused, saying its soldiers acted in self-defense.

Erdoğan said a total of 35 bullets were fired at the nine dead. “The prime minister of Israel can shamelessly claim that there were weapons on the ship. So far, they have been unable to display a single weapon. But he can speak this lie because their politics are based on lies, not honesty.”

Erdoğan also questioned the US inaction regarding the May 31 raid, reiterating that the 19-year-old American citizen who was killed on the ship was shot at close range and that he was shot five times. “I have explained this to US officials, including President Barack Obama. But there has been no answer. Are you not protecting the rights of your own citizen because he is of Turkish origin?” Erdoğan asked.

The prime minister said it was time for the international community to tell Israel that it cannot act as it pleases. “It is impossible to accept this understanding of administration that is based on oppression. It is time to put an end to this. The international community must tell Israel that it is not above the law,” Erdoğan said.

Erdoğan has recently criticized the structure of the UN Security Council, saying its five permanent members have too much authority in deciding on matters of world politics. He reiterated this criticism in South Africa and said none of the decisions passed by the UN against Israel could ever be implemented while countries such as Sudan and Iran do face sanctions under UN resolutions.

Erdoğan also called for a reform at the UN. “The structure of permanent membership and non-permanent memberships must change,” he said, suggesting that the privileges of permanent membership must be available to all countries.

“Is there any African country among the permanent members? No. How, then, will justice be served? Right now, the fate of the whole African continent is in the hands of the five permanent members,” he said.


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[lem34]

Long live Turkey and its brave leadership

 

[VelocuR]

Questions is NATO have valuables information sharing with Turkey regarding Israel nukes programs ?

 

[silko]

Questions is NATO have valuables information sharing with Turkey regarding Israel nukes programs ?

didn't understand quite what you meant...

try again please.

 

[VelocuR]

didn't understand quite what you meant...

try again please.

Lol, Turkey and NATO has shared intellgience information on Israel matters yes or no?

 

[RedBeard]

Lol, Turkey and NATO has shared intellgience information on Israel matters yes or no?

How can we know that? What a joke!

 

[tamygu]

Two states formed by british in 1947 in two different regions on the basis of religion have become threats to their respective regions.now such is the situations that their own friends in respective regions started complaining about threats emanating from these states.

 

[silko]

Lol, Turkey and NATO has shared intellgience information on Israel matters yes or no?

still didn't understand what you meant...

could you write simpler.

 

[ovarel]

Yes,they are the biggest threat to ME peace with Iran.

 

[Quasar]

Yes,they are the biggest threat to ME peace with Iran.

yes indeed!!!

 

[500]

Erdogan did not troll Israel for 3 days in row, so I worried if is OK. Now I see he is back to his regular condition.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

Long live Israel-Turkey friendship!

One thing i don't understand is why Erdogan keeps defending Arabs. The same Arabs who sided with the Brits in WWI. Yes, Israel is not the friendliest nation in the world, but as long as Arabs remain a pet of the USA and as long as they are unable to help themselves, we should't stick our nose. Those responsible for the killing of civillian deaths in the flotilla accident should apologize and we should go on. In the end Israel owes us at least that much. Considering how the Ottoman empire saved thousands/millions of Jews who fled from the racist Europeans.

 

[ovarel]

Long live Israel-Turkey friendship!

One thing i don't understand is why Erdogan keeps defending Arabs. The same Arabs who sided with the Brits in WWI. Yes, Israel is not the friendliest nation in the world, but as long as Arabs remain a pet of the USA and as long as they are unable to help themselves, we should't stick our nose. Those responsible for the killing of civillian deaths in the flotilla accident should apologize and we should go on. In the end Israel owes us at least that much. Considering how the Ottoman empire saved thousands/millions of Jews who fled from the racist Europeans.

Zulkarneyn,is your account hacked or sth?

You are talking about Arabs betrayal but how about Arabs that were loyal and fought side by side Turks for many years?

Israel is harming the stability,claiming rights on int waters and they simply dont want us to be effective in the ME. Thats why they hampered our mediation between Syria and them.

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And they also want to control,and are doing,East Jerusalem(mescidi aksa) which is what we muslims cant accept.

 

[ayibarishi]

dear israeli friends,

sorry but i must wrote this. look the past:

- before the germany you're facing the genoside in spain. ottoman armada save this jewish people. and ottoman empire give citizenship all of this jews.
- in world war 2. our abassadors seves many jewish peoples. much much more than a Schindler. ona of this ambassador save full of 7 train jewish people. (see turkish passport movie please)
- in ww2 and the beginning the ww2. many jewish scientist come in turkey. not only scientist we gave passport many of jews.
- in all of your history, only turkish people not threaten you like a second class citizen or human.
- in all of your history, only one "turkish" tribe chose (your) jewish religion. and they are still jews you know.
- when the jews built israel, declared indipendence. which country recognize you first. it's not amerika, it's not england. this country is turkey.

we offer you all of your history only friendship and equality. but you can't answer that.

before you killed - murdered our citizen in international waters. i value your friedship much much more than arabs. but this action and (more important this) your following behaviors after that action i deleted you in my heart. and nearly all of my friends do the same thing.

i dont have political symphaty my prime minister before. my political opinion very different. but in this matter, he has right. he do the right thing. he speaks only truth with nothing more.

we're proud nation. and you do wrong. you will pay. write that down and just remember it in time...

 

[500]

dear israeli friends,

sorry but i must wrote this. look the past:

- before the germany you're facing the genoside in spain. ottoman armada save this jewish people. and ottoman empire give citizenship all of this jews.

There was not genocide, there was expulsion from Spain. Ottomans accepted about half of the expelled Jews, rest settled in Europe and Morocco. Those Jews became good loyal citizens and big patriots of Turkey till now.

- in world war 2. our abassadors seves many jewish peoples. much much more than a Schindler. ona of this ambassador save full of 7 train jewish people. (see turkish passport movie please)
- in ww2 and the beginning the ww2. many jewish scientist come in turkey. not only scientist we gave passport many of jews.

These diplomats are great people, although overhwelming majority of Jews they saved were Turkish citizens so it was their duty. Jews dont forget it.

- in all of your history, only turkish people not threaten you like a second class citizen or human.

Not really, Jews were second class and payed Jizyah tax till 1870. First countries that gave Jews full rights were UK and France.

- when the jews built israel, declared indipendence. which country recognize you first. it's not amerika, it's not england. this country is turkey.

First was USSR. Turkey was year later.

we offer you all of your history only friendship and equality. but you can't answer that.

Israel was good ally of Turkey. During 1974 war Israel saved 42 Turkish sailors, in 1982 Israel destroyed ASALA camps in Lebanon (it never recovered since then). Later Israel attacked PKK camps in Lebanon. In 1990-es Turkey and Israel went into strategic cooperation, Syria found iself surrounded and stopped support of PKK. Israel provided technologies. Right now Israeli Herons are flying saving Turkish lives.

But in late 2000-es Erdogan decided to kick Israel for union with Syria and Iran. He started regular attacks against Israel, stopped military excercises, started excercises with Syria instead, Turkish state TV aired series about brave Palestinian freedom fighters killing evil Israeli soldiers (imagine Israel airing series about brave Kurdish freedom fighters killng evil Turkish soldiers), he invited Hamas terrorists to Turkey. All that was before flotilla.

Then he sent flottilla with guys who shouted "Khaibar yahud khabar" and "millions of shahids marching on Gaza". All Israel asked is to check goods before sending them to Gaza, but they refused (because their main aim was t create provocation). 5 other ships of flotilla were intercepted without any casualties, only those "khaibar" guys attacked soldiers with clubs and knives so 9 were killed. So now Erdogan found himself a reason to attack Israel and kiss with Syrians even more. Erdogan demanded UN inquiry, but when inquiry was published Israel accepted it and he rejected.

Alas the union with Syria and Iran did not work. Erdogan betrayed Israel for nothing. Now he came with plan B: union with Egypt: 80 million poor hungry Arabs.