Erdogan: Israel worse than Sudan
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has shot off his mouth again, and it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the man is simply hysterical. This time, Erdogan claims that 'atrocities' committed by Israel in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead are worse than the mass murder of the Bashir regime in the Sudan. Erdogan said he would rather confront Bashir, indicted for orchestrating crimes against humanity in Darfur, than discuss state killings of civilians with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Bashir is not coming to Turkey on Monday, because the European Union (which apparently still wants to admit Turkey) objected.
The Turkish prime minister also said that he did not believe that Bashir was guilty of the crimes for which he was indicted.
"I cannot discuss this with Netanyahu but I can easily discuss such issues with Omar al-Bashir. I can say to his face: What you are doing is wrong," Erdogan said.
Erdogan said Bashir is free to join an Istanbul summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference this week. The 57-nation group holds its main meetings Monday.
To give you some indication of what a maniac Erdogan has become, even Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is begging him to maintain relations with Israel so that he can act as a 'mediator' between Israel and Syria. Good luck with that, Baby Assad. There is no way Erdogan can be a 'mediator' any more.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:46 AM
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Israel is simply not prepared to have good relations with a Turkey that compares its act of self defense in Gaza to the genocidal slaughter in the Sudan. This from a country that to this very day refuses to acknowledge historical responsibility for its slaughter of Armenians is outrageous. Israel needs no lectures on morality from Erdogan or any one else in Turkey.
Let's remind the Turks who the Armenians are....
With Erdogan mentioning the OIC, I notice that several of its member countries have fewer Muslims as a percentage than Israel. E.g. Uganda 12% and Mozambique 18%.
Israel must join the OIC to represent the interests of its Muslims at that August body..
Don't be too hard on Erdogan. Let him continue on his way thinking that he is getting away with it until it is time to remove Turkey from NATO and the EU. Turkey's usefullness to NATO is long past. In fact is is a liability.
If in hypothetical situation Benjamin Netanyahu was asked to talk to a leader of a nation that kills indiscriminately fellow Jewish country man - what would have been Mr. Netanyahu reaction. ? I agree that Mr. Erdogan's statement about the Sudanese butcher is simply immature shall we say even stupid - however I would interpret this as a very foolish way to express one own's anger for the IDF civilian killings in Gaza.
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