Thursday, March 17, 2016

"Muslim Jerusalem": Turkey's Message of "Peace" to Israel

By Uzay Bulut  

  • Turkey's attempts at "normalizing relations with Israel" apparently do not actually aim to normalize the relations.
  • "We do not forget Gaza and Palestine even in our dreams, let alone in negotiations. ... Whatever is wrong for Palestine is also wrong for us. We discussed these issues in detail during our meetings with my dear friend, Khaled Mashaal [leader of Hamas]. This is the main objective behind the talks of normalizing ties with Israel." – Ahmet Davutoglu, Prime Minister of Turkey.
  • Do Turkish government representatives also tell their Israeli colleagues that Khaled Mashaal is their "dear friend"? Do they also divulge that the only aim of the negotiations is to get compensation for the Mavi Marmara incident and to remove the "blockade" on Gaza, possibly again so that weapons to be used against Israel can come in?
Cozying up to Hamas: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu poses with Khaled Mashaal, Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau (left). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses with Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh (right).
Turkey's attempts at "normalizing relations with Israel" apparently do not actually aim to normalize the relations.
As often happens in the Middle East, there are two sound-tracks going on -- one perhaps in English to Israel, and one in Turkish to Turkey's citizens. Both sound-tracks cannot be right.
On July 1, 2010, Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addressed his parliament:

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