Israel Not Invited to Chicago’s NATO Summit
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BRUSSELS (The Blaze/AP) — NATO has announced that Israel will not be invited to its May 20-21 summit in Chicago, but denied that alliance member Turkey blocked Israel’s participation.
Instead, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday, the reason is Israel does not participate in NATO’s main military missions.
News reports have claimed that Turkey blocked Israel’s participation because of the raid in 2010 by Israeli troops on aid ships heading to Gaza during which eight Turks and a Turkish-American died. For example, Russia Today cited a Turkish official in a Turkish newspaper saying Israel had to apologized first for what has become known as the Gaza Flotilla event:
The objection to Israel’s presence at the event, which will take place in Chicago on May 20-21, was voiced by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu during the alliance’s meeting in Brussels last week, reports Turkish daily newspaper Hürriyet.
“There will be no Israeli presence at the NATO meeting unless they issue a formal apology and pay compensation for the Turkish citizens their commandos killed in international waters,” a senior Turkish official told the newspaper.The unnamed official said other NATO members were pressing Turkey to revoke the veto, but Ankara refused to acquiesce. He called on Israel’s supporters in the conflict to convince Israel to do as Turkey wishes.
The blocking is the latest in a string of Turkish moves against Israeli cooperation with NATO. Earlier it stopped Israel from opening an office at the NATO headquarters and blocked its participation in the Mediterranean Dialogue group.
Israelie news outlet Haaretz seems to have had a similar story, but it appears to have been pulled.
Instead, Haaretz now has a story quoting a U.S. diplomat saying that Turkey did not block Israel’s appearance and that the country was never invited in the first place:
A U.S. official indicated Thursday that Israel’s absence from a NATO conference was not the result of Turkey’s intervention, adding that Israel was never invited to the conference in the first place.
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon stated at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that there was “misconception” surrounding Israel’s appearance at the Chicago summit.
According to Gordon, Israel is an “important partner of NATO, certainly an important ally of the United States….But the Chicago summit was never going to have a meeting of every single one of those partnerships, simply as a matter of logistics and time.”
NATO has a system of partnerships with dozens of nations across the globe such as the Mediterranean Dialogue, a NATO outreach program with seven friendly nations, including Israel.
Fogh Rasmussen said 13 partners will attend the summit, but only those that have taken part in such NATO military operations.
This story has been updated with new information.
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the_united_states_of_britain
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:42amIsrael is not a member of nato. probably their own choice, israel like to fight their own battles.
Report Post »MonkeyManners
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 1:25pmThe US should leave NATO and the UN
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 4:07pmNever tell the Enemy what you are going to do :(
Report Post »USNVET90
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:18pmThe US should stand behind its ally Israel but Obama hates Israel. Never before in history has the US gotten behind our enemies against Israel. This president has got to go before the county is defeated from within.
Report Post »DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:22amNATO is the NWO anyway, Israel should wear this as a badge of honor. We need to get the US out of NATO and the UN, both NWO entities!
Report Post »Clive
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:53amyeah the NWO! ILLUMINATI!!! NOBAMA!!!!!!
Report Post »shine on
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 6:18pmThat’s odd, I had always heard that the NWO was started by and comprised of Jewish bankers.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 7:58pmNATO would be nothing without the US Military….now they are trying to hijack the entire nation with this NWO bullsh*t!
If O‘Kenyan has his way he’ll give our US to them. He wants to see us in ruins.
We need leaders tthat will tell them to shove it up their bung holes and tell the UN they have 72 hours to get out of NY & America…
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:20amNATO should be shutdown and protestors against it should be armed and ready for violent attacks by pigs when they go out and protest.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:55amYou are a douche!
Report Post »SaintzOfAk
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:53pmJhay..just the kind of Neanderthal response we’d expect from a knuckledragger like you…go stick your head in a blender.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:43pmThe OWS crowd should be protesting the UN thats the problem right there…..I may even support the cause if they would raise hell protesting UN presence here…
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 6:37amNATO was a joke from its conception. The UN is the same way.
Report Post »Its like our government solving problems. What a joke.
scubadogs
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:20amIf I went to a party and my friend that I stand behind was not allowed to go then I would also not attend. So why is the U.S. not standing up for their friends? We let Turkey make stupid demands to apologize and NATO says they don’t participate enough. The U.S. should support Israel and also not attend.
Report Post »Is it really going to hurt anything or anyone if they attend? Where is the fairness you keep speaking about Mr. President???
JRook
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:37amOr Israel could petition to join NATO. If they don’t and thus are not a member than Turkey has every right to request they not be invited. As a non-member Israel should take direction from the outcome of the summit. I guess the real point is does Israel pledge to defend other NATO countries or merely worry about itself. Why is everyone always focused on the US or someone standing behind or helping Israel. And rarely do we hear Israel voicing support for NATO countries or helping the EU financially.
Report Post »oinia
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:18pmIf I were Israeli I would view the US under Obama as a military enemy, not an ally.
Did you see how Obama‘s administration outed Israel’s covert alliance with Azerbiajan to use their air bases for a northern attack on Iran? How about Saudi Arabia, another Middle East ally (until yesterday) who Obama’s administration just outed their secret agent who had infiltrated Al Qaeda? How many covert Saudi agents are now in peril because of Obama’s treasonous leak?
The whole world has to BURN DOWN for one man’s reelection campaign???
Report Post »EP46
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:13amSo this is why Putin is NOT coming ??
Is this part of Samantha Powers attack against Israel ? You know, Samantha ..obama’s advisor on Foreign Policy. Samantha, wife of Cass Sunstein. Samantha, who wrote “Responsibility to Protect”, which Soros funded as part of his global plan .You ‘attack’ Israel as a way to ‘protect’ other countries…such as Palestine or Iran. .Samantha, who called for a military invasion of Israel to create a palestinan state…..Samanatha who was removed from the obama 2008 campaign for calling Hillary “a monster’ but was hired by obama as soon as he was elected. …Samanatha reportedly heavily influenced Obama in consultations leading to the decision to bomb Libya…..as a “Responsibility to Protect”
Responsibility to Protect, as cited by Obama, is a set of principles, now backed by the United Nations, based on the idea that sovereignty is not a privilege but a responsibility that can be revoked if a country is accused of “war crimes,” “genocide,” “crimes against humanity” or “ethnic cleansing.”. This is what the U.N. will use against Israel…..or the U.N. can use it against U.S. sovereignty…the U.N. has already accused the U.S. ‘human rights abuses’.
Samantha Powers has been named as obama’s likely pick for Sec. of State or National Security Advisor in his 2nd term. Study up on Samantha…she is as dangerous as hubby Cass.
Report Post »the_united_states_of_britain
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:48ami dont know anything about samantha powers… so i cant respond to that.
but i i do know that russia is not in nato, Putin has said he will not attend the g8 conference not the nato summit. different events. different groups. nato is a military alliance, the g8 is an economic group.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:31pmPowers & Hubby Sunstein are very dangerous to our Constitution & sovereignty. The greatest nation on earth is now run by a group of unelected unaccountable acedemic morons that know nothing about leadership & governance. They are the ones pulling obamas strings along with commie Valeri Jarrett.
These are very dangerous times for us……
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:56amTurkey is a full member of NATO. NATO is a mutual self-defense pact. Israel defended itself against the flotilla. Turkey now wants to punish them for that?
Israel is a part to NATO business as part of the https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Mediterranean_Dialogue nations.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:54amTurkey is the one who should not be in NATO!
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:37amIt made sense to have a mutual defense agreement with Turkey during the Cold War. Whether that
agreement should have been NATO or a bilateral agreement? Who knows?
It made a Soviet Union invasion of Central Europe more problematic if they had to worry about their southern flank. Turkey was also an excellent base to bottle up the Southern Russian ports & keep tabs on them.
When they joined there were seen as more secular. All that has changed when an Islamist party came to power circa 2000.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:08pmA US interest in Turkey goes back to 1947, when Truman in his Truman Doctrine speech asked for aid to help the Greeks fight Communist guerrillas. Since the Greeks and the Turks were longstanding enemies, the appearance of tilting toward the Greeks might antagonize the Turks, who had been subject to Soviet pressure over the Straits. So aid was also extended to the Turks in 1947, and in 1952, when Greece joined NATO, so did Turkey.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:46amWhen will people wake up? The world governments are aligning themselves against Israel and Israel knows this.
If you are Christian you understand what this means. If you are not Christian you will laugh and scoff at the Bible prophecies.
Laugh and scoff if you choose………it will not change God’s warnings or His Word.
Report Post »Clive
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:13pmi’m christian and i laugh, and scoff, at your sillyness.
Report Post »Vickie Dhaene
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:43amSince when does a country like Turkey make any demands from NATO? I pray for Israel and her people.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:40amIt was a mistake to ever allow a Muslim nation into NATO.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:07amAfraid that Turkey has been an active member since 1951. The biggest problem then was how their troops and the Greek troops would get along.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:21amWe were naive about Islam in those days.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:41amYou’re wrong Gonz. Turkey at present is the only true Islamic Democracy. It has a terrific economy and good people. There were Americans involved in the flotillas too. So maybe WE should not be a part of NATO.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:59amTurkey has become more pro Islamist and more anti Israel ove the last 20 years Mandors.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:00amI don‘t disagree that we shouldn’t be in NATO though.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:18amThe AKP is only mildly more Islamist. Headscarves are still banned in all universities. In 2002 when we wanted to put the 3rd ID in Northern Iraq. AKP said ok. It was the previous party, our friends, who drew a vote to reorganize the government, and stalled the deployment.
In many ways Turkey has been a better friend and ally in the last 50 years than Israel.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 1:42pmTurkey & Turks were antagonist to Christians & Jews before the AKP came to power. Now it is getting worse. But if the AKP was as bad as the Muslim Brotherhood, it would a lot worse in Turkey already & it is not.
They even have growing gay pride parades in Turkey. That is not exactly progress (just another social ill), but it does show that the Islamicists are not rounding every one up. Maybe they are just biding their time?
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:38amNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:37amIsrael will do as they see fit for the safety of their own people; Obama is the one most likely who made sure Israel was not invited, given his absolute hatered for that nation.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:49amSpot on snow
Report Post »drbage
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:07amAgreed Snow. Until this presidency, this country always looked out for herself first, but since the self-anointed one and his regime took over, it has been decided to lead from behind. The regime is giving up or agreeing to give up more and more sovreignty to the UN(Useless Nitwits). The UN tells us to put Mr. Zimmerman on trial? Really? The NAACP bypasses the court system in the US to go to the UN re requiring photo ID to vote? Hilary agrees to abide by the small arms treaty and releases funds to the Palestinians over the hold put on by Congress? All passes practically unnoticed by the two original Democrat Super-PACS: the media (indoctrination arm of the Dems) and the unions (financiers, indoctrinators and strong arms)
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:12amNot surprising, since his first call as President was to the PA’s Abbas, and his first trip to the Middle East was to Turkey. He has yet to visit Israel.
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:35amJust searched the NATO website and found that Israel is not a NATO member. Near as I can tell, this is a non-story.
Report Post »ChuckleNuts
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:47am+1
Non-story. Israel is not a NATO Member. Israel is a Partner Nation part of the Mediterranean Dialogue. Nations invited to the Summit are the 28 Member Countries, the 24 International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Partner Countries and 6 other nations and organizations including the EU, World Bank and UN. Israel is not a Member Country, is not a member of the ISAF and is not a representative of any of the invited organizations. Israel has no place at the Summit. Total NON-STORY.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:35amTell me why we are in the UN and NATO….I know why…NWO plain and simple.These dumba@@es will be your future rulers unless we kick them back to their COMMUNIST roots and get out! We have screwed around with World Peace for too damn long.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:35amChicago is a muslim city – this is no surprise.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:33amIs ISRAEL a member of nato (Not Applicable To Obama)? If so, they go. If not, they don’t.
Personally, I think most all of these groups are proving themselves absolutely worthless, rather like congress.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:54amWhen I was at SHAPE in ‘86 there were already discussions to add Israel to the then 14 nations already involved. As for the Turks, I recall a particular incident where a lower enlisted Turk could not load his assigned pistol. He was literally trying to pour the rounds into the mag well then attempted to insert the mag. The German NCO in charge of that shift actually punched him out. Unfortunately he had to pack his bags and return to Germany the following day. Shame too, he was a great guy.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:03amOkay, just did a Google search and it seems that Israel is not a full fledged member of NATO. They seem to have either a working agreement or a treaty though. I had ‘assumed’ that since heard discussions of them joining NATO as early as ‘86 that they must by now be a member. Yeah, I know what ‘assume’ means.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:13amRJJIN. And that Turk probably wasn’t a candidate for the Schuzenschnur at that point either… lol.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:21amLeft the “t” out of….. Schu“t” zenschnur. Like Golf has the 19th hole. German weapons qualification had beer as a motivation at the end… lol.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:31amScrew NATO-in the end Israel always ends up keeping Israel safe.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:30amI didn’t think Israel was in NATO to begin with. Why would they be invited if they aren’t a member? What am I missing?
Report Post »tzion
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:42amThe PA isn’t a member of the UN yet are allowed to sit in on every single meeting.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:11amWhat does the UN and PA have anything to do with it? LOL Besides dude, I think Nato served it’s purpose and should have been disolved when the Soviet Union collapsed, and I’ve never been a fan of the UN anyway.
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:26amIf you’d read the article, you would realize that Israel ISN’T a member of NATO, but one of dozens of ‘partners’, that are invited to attend various meetings. Apparently there are 13 ‘partners’ invited to this particular meeting.
I have a hard time believing Turkey didn’t have a hand in this, as they DID block Israel’s inclusion in the Mediterranean Dialogue group, earlier. A NATO partner group that Israel IS a part of, and should have been included in.
They claim now that Israel isn‘t invited because Israel doesn’t participate in NATO’s main military missions. Who’s fault is that? Israel refuses to join? Or NATO refuses to include, because so many of those missions are in Islamic countries that wouldn’t take kindly to Israeli troops.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:42am@Rich… That’s what I was missing, thanks. Yeah it probably was Turkey, which a good example of why we shouldn’t be in entangling alliances. There’s no reason I can see to be involved in NATO anymore.
Report Post »Watcher1952
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:27amWorld beware of Turkey….they talk out of both sides of their mouth…..I was stationed in that back ass-wards country in the early 80′s……they are on the side of who ever is winning or who can benifit them the most…..they don’t like Israel…..cuz the muslim brotherhood can be of more help to them and they are scared
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:49amThey sure screwed us during the Invasion of Iraq “at the last minute” by not allowing us to use SE Turkey as an invasion route. I think it was a entire Division that got bottle-necked and couldn’t be used.
Report Post »Uechi
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:27amAnother slap in the face for Israel orchestrated by Barry the Marxist pos.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:26amAmerica has forgotten who her friends are……..
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:13amAmerica has been forced to forget who her friends are by the current administration.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:25amWhat? You mean Israel protects itself and its interests first? They are smart, we are dumb. Get out of the UN!!!!
Ron Paul 2012
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conservativejon
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:24amnot suprised, why would they include their enemy in their meetings?
Report Post »BreeZee
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:24amBut don’t forget, barry’s done more for Israel than any other POTUS. he has treated BiBi with such respect and barry has supported the muslim bro’s for Iraels protection. barry likes the 67′ borders remember?
Report Post »I wish the jewish community in America would wake up because after barry gets rid of Israel, he and his Muslim buddies will come for you next.
blanco5
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:24amSo, WHO is surprised by this?
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