And this guy calls himself a diplomat
Egemen Bagis, the Turkish minister in charge of negotiating his country's entry into the European Union (don't hold your breath), defended his country's 10% threshold to enter parliament by pointing to Israel as a country that could benefit from the same rule (Hat Tip: Joshua I). “In Israel, they have a foreign minister who flushes the toilet as he speaks on radio,” State Minister Egemen Bağış said, speaking Sunday during a TV program. “The guy in his youth was a nightclub bodyguard in Moldova. He still thinks of himself as one and cannot pass on to being a statesman. Israel’s foreign policy has been entrusted to this man because they don’t have an election threshold.”Yes, we have an election threshold (he's wrong about that), but it's only 2.5%. Yes, that's too low. Point conceded.
In order for Turkey not to end up in a similar situation, “stability has to be protected while creating space for different ideas,” Bağış said.
Of course, Israel isn't a member of the EU, so Bağış was using the opportunity to take a gratuitous swipe at us. Is his behavior any more diplomatic than Lieberman's?
Moreover, Lieberman did flush the toilet during an interview, but he did so to make a point: He was talking about Hamas.
And by the way, Mr. Bağış, I have been in some very fine hotels that have telephone extensions in the bathroom. You mean to tell me that there are none like that in Turkey?
Labels: Avigdor Lieberman, Egeman Bağış, European Union, toilet, Turkish obsession with Israel
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:10 PM
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In Turkey they only have holes in the floor; if you let go with one hand to answer your phone, WHOOSH! Down you go!Hah!
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