Erdogan adviser: 'We told them not to go'
Shall we say this strains credibility? An adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan is claiming that the Turkish government urged the passengers on the flotilla of fools not to sail to Gaza. Ibrahim Kalin, chief adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also stressed that the government had appealed to the civilian-run ship not to sail for Gaza, but that it paid no heed.I'll bet they want to maintain their strong relationship with American Jews. It's American Jews who save them from being charged with genocide of the Armenians every year.
“We tried to convince these people not to go. We advised them not to go, given the circumstances and difficulties and dangers,” he told The Jerusalem Post after his speech.
In his address, Kalin called the incident a “deep wound” and “one of the most tragic events in our recent history,” declaring that an Israeli-run investigation was not sufficient, or credible.
Another Turkish speaker, Omer Celik, deputy vice president of Turkey’s ruling party, accused Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of “trying to derail the bilateral relationship.” He also said that while the country wanted to maintain its historically strong relationship with American Jews, it would not come at the expense of principle.
Well, maybe this year it will change. Heh.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:40 AM
3 Comments:
Its too little, too late. Turkey all but helped to ensure there will be no progress in peace talks any time soon and there will be NO Palestinian state in the foreseeable future. For that, Israel owes Erdogan a big round of thanks!
If one takes out all the emotions and politics and looks at the history of most countries' international and domestic politics you will see the following:
1) Turkey had full knowledge of who was on board, what was their intentions and that it was hijacked by radicals.
2) They, or at least elements within Turkey, wants to increase its relationship with the Arab world and less with its dream of Europe. They simply would not stop the flotilla.
3) In the open, they are obliged to recommend that it does not.
That is the reality, it is logical and any nation would do basically the same, that is the nature of the game so to speak
Dony vdH
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"It's American Jews who save them from being charged with genocide of the Armenians every year."
Carl, Jews in America make up somewhere of only 2.5 percent of total voters. You tell me how this makes a difference.
Now tell me one U.S President who has not asked Congress to quell the Armenian question of genocide?
The way you framed your above statement was self loathing. You now joined the LETS BLAME JEWS FOR EVERYTHING club.
"He also said that while the country wanted to maintain its historically strong relationship with American Jews, it would not come at the expense of principle."
You took the statement of Omer Celik, whose sole purpose is to frame Jews as something like the holy grail.
Side with a freaking Turk you did. Good for you! Job well done Mr. Celik ; -)
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