Relations Between Israel & Turkey Continue to Deteriorate
- Posted on September 6, 2011 at 6:52am by
Billy Hallowell
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Relations between Turkey and Israel are now on even shakier ground. Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says more sanctions against Israel could follow the expulsion of the Israel’s ambassador and suspension of military ties.
The relationship between the two countries, which was once close, is now in tethers. In citing its reasons for cutting ties and imposing sanctions, Turkey points to Israel’s refusal to apologize for last year’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The incident left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead.
Israel has expressed regret for the loss of lives, although this has not been enough to appease the Turkish leader. Erdogan described the raid as “savagery” and accused Israel of acting like “a spoiled boy” in the region.
Erdogan said Tuesday that other Israeli diplomats ordered out of the country have until Wednesday to leave Turkey. Turkey also suspended military deals last week. The Wall Street Journal has more on the increasingly contentious spat:
Speaking to reporters after in Ankara, Mr. Erdogan repeated plans announced Friday to downgrade diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, but added trade to the mix, just a day after his economy minister had said there would be no change in economic relations “for now.”
“Trade relations, military relations, defense industry—these we will suspend. These will be completely frozen and that process will be followed also by very different sanctions,” Mr. Erdogan said. Those measures still to come would be a “Plan C” to the “Plan B” already announced, he added.
The only question now is — how can this key Middle Eastern relationship be restored? Considering the increased volatility of surrounding nations in the region, a strong tie between Israel and Turkey can only be seen as a net positive.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (61)
Bernard
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:11pmI know fully believe that when Israel is taken down so will the world, mainly the Christian world and we will enter a third world war where nuclear weapons will be the norm and not the exception.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 1:39amyou are a nut!
Report Post »TheGreek
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 1:58pmOne thing that unfortunately nobody knows is that one of the biggest natural gas deposits were discovered between Israel and Cyprus (for those who don’t know, Cyprus is a Greek independent island approx. 200 miles off the coast of Israel).
Report Post »Now in 1974 the “peace loving” low lives from turkey invaded the island and captured 37% of the island. To this day turkey occupies 37 % of Cyprus. In any case, as I was saying before, according to Noble Energy the discovery of Natural gas just from one single point that they were able to investigate is enough to supply the ENTIRE Europe for 100 years. All of a sudden turkey looses the power of their geopolitical position between Europe and Asia.
Cyprus is in the EU turkey is not and if Cyprus has the Natural gas why Europe will go through turkey to get it. These are desperate measures from turkey trying to flex their muscles trying to be the ottoman empire once again (that explains why turkey is supporting all this unrest in the Middle East).
Beginning of October Noble energy, Cyprus and Israel, under of course the US blessings, are set to start drilling in the Mediterranean Sea to begin the extraction of natural gas.
Now that is the reason why these thieves are threatening everyone in the area. What we hear here in the US is only what the idiots from the media wants us to hear, but what the real truth it’s another story. It is always about the money guys. Follow the money and eventually you’ll find the truth.
Steve
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 2:57pmMoney and Power
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 4:52pmI see a lot of amazing ignorance regarding Turkey, the region, and how little strategic value Israel has to the US. Seeing is how most of this is ‘hurray, its a sign of the apocalypse!’ crud; most of you will go back to your fairy tales for your world view.
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 5:12pmWell they are just proving that their country was appropriately named: TURKEY!!! They need to watch out on Thanksgiving!
Report Post »micho
Posted on September 17, 2011 at 3:47am@TheGreek,
I agree with what you said.
Report Post »Evil_Conservative
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 1:21pmThe US is about to be stuck between a rock and a hard place on this. I just hope it waits on exploding until after Obama is out of there. Otherwise Israel is going to be thrown under the bus real hard like.
Report Post »Rillobymorning
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 2:14pmThey will be anyway. All these countries (that hate Israel) are doing right now is waiting for our troops to leave Iraq, which will happen sooner than later.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:03pmTurkey will be flexing its muscles more and more. Keep an eye on them. (and know your history)
Report Post »blue_sky
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:18pmWell the history tells us that Turkey refused to allow USA troops to use its territory for attacking Iraq.
Report Post »I always thought that USA should withdraw all support to Turkey and let Kurds to split that country in civil war.
BOMUSTGO
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:28amTurkey has the Ataturk dam which can shut off the flow of the Euphrates river so the kings of the East can march to Megiddo..Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:39amWho is the king of the East and has a 200 million man Army?CHINA!!!
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:22amIf only we would have done what needed to be done…….. 9/12 attack destroy and force to surrender the enemy….. the religion of Islam and those that wanted to die for it …Mecca should have been turned to dust .Now we have a gathering growing enemy with weapons and the want to destroy us…There will be a day we will be pinched between growing armies from China , A united Muslim brotherhood ..and communist infiltration from the south. The waste of this nations wealth worrying some ************ has a soccer field ..or a polio shot…a mosquito neat … or food ….Is a joke ..
Report Post »Liberty1948
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:39amTo TheVoice – (tongue-in-cheek) Sounds like you need some sensitivity training! If we had responded as you suggested…we would have hurt someone’s feelings and we would have had to take a “time-out” on the playground! (LOL).
Seriously, I agree that our response to 9/11 should have “glassed over” a few areas of sandy soil and we would have continued to have the respect of the world – whether or not they truly “liked” us!
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:02pmYes …We were truly blessed… God gave this nation men and women with courage ..A major day of remembering what kept us free came and past 9/2 ..When the last time in our history of this free nation we made our enemy surrender …That is what created our property …Not the self gratification ..You see today …We today have generals knowing our men are being blow to bits by fertilizer bombs coming out of Pakistan mines from Iran arms from China …and we do nothing….All signs of some internal insanity …Be prepared be ready ,,,,
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:16amYou people are absolute moonbats. Perhaps Israel should simply apologize for the people they needlessly killed. Do as I say, but not as I do. Israel has brought this on themselves. I will not defend Israel’s bad behavior any more than I will the Palestinians.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 3:05pm“FLASH”
It is now considered bad behavior to stop any and all intruders into your sovereign air,sea or land borders/space. Otherwise you will be considered a moonbat.
Thank you.
Report Post »I’ll be here all week. Tip your waitresses
tharpdevenport
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:55pmI’ll just add “Moonbat” to the list of POSITIVE TERMS fighters of freedom, liberty, and supoorters of Israel have attained.
As far as I am concerened, I’ll gladly be called:
Moonbat
Report Post »Bigot
Racist
Terrorist
Extremeist
Hobbit
*********
bioengineer
Posted on September 7, 2011 at 12:45am@Steve, when did international waters become sovereign? By your logic Somali pirates are well within their “sovereign” right.
Report Post »KvG
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:11amPalestine Authority will petition UN to become a state this month. Egypt and Jordan will withdraw any ties they have with Israel. In 6 months are less Israel will feel isolated and on the verge of war with the arab nations. Hamas will launch a barrage of rocket attacks on Israel, and Israel will retaliate. Arab nations will declare war on Israel and Israel will wipe hamas and the gaza strip off the map. Arab Nations will then seek peace.
So, you back Israel into a corner and then you isolate them. Israel has nothing to lose now. The question is: once Israel nukes the gaze who is next? Iran?
Report Post »standwithIsraelstandwithGod
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:26amThey kill their own children that “dishonor” them, yet they have the nerve to call Israel DEFENDING IT’S BORDERS as we should “savagery”. Disgusting hypocrisy.
Report Post »Vachagan
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:13amPay attention what I am going to say here!
As a Westerner, a Christian, I am a staunch supporter of Israel… We all know how Israel feels about the Holocaust, right? At the same time, Israel until now did not recognize officially the very first Genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian genocide of 1915-1922… Why? For “preserving” good relations with Turkey! What a hypocrisy…
Right after the first flotilla incident, Israeli Knesset threatened Turkey to “review” the issue of Armenian Genocide…
Here is Adolf Hitler in his own words about the Armenian genocide…
“Our strength is our quickness and our brutality. Genghis Khan had millions of women and children hunted down and killed, deliberately and with a gay heart. History sees in him only the great founder of States. What the weak Western European civilization alleges about me, does not matter. I have given the order—and will have everyone shot who utters but one word of criticism—that the aim of this war does not consist in reaching certain geographical lines, but in the enemies’ physical elimination. Thus, for the time being only in the east, I put ready my Death’s Head units, with the order to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children of the Polish race or language. Only thus will we gain the living space that we need. Who still talks nowadays of the extermination of the Armenians?”
Well, Israel, are you happy with your Turkish friends?
Report Post »NuffSaid
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 9:11amIraq is behind this. Jews are going to have to do something pretty spectacular to get off the hook on this one. But aren‘t you tired of always being on someone’s hook?
Tell the Turks to shove it.
Report Post »sndrman
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:50ami wonder how the ISREALI leadership must feel knowing that American support under any other president was unequalical but now the muslim countries know full well that barrack HUSSAIN obama(O’Bama) is now on thier side against ISREAL. isn’t turkey in NATO? so how can NATO countries not get along?
Report Post »Bolo2811
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:47amThe GOOD news…….Yeshua (Jesus Christ) will sanctify HIS name in these nations who desire to do evil in their heart toward the Holy Land and His Holy city. The BAD news for these nations………..ONLY 1 in 6 will live to tell about it. The Holy Bible is the ONLY Holy book with a 95% success rate in the prophecy fulfillment department. The other 5% are prophecies that are meant for the future…..soon to be the ‘present’. Christ told the Jews that their temple would be COMPLETELY detroyed (not ONE stone left upon another)…….It was in 70 AD. Christ told the Jews that Israel would be a “burdensome stone to ALL the nations”……..They are. Christ told the Jews that Israel would be hated by ALL of their neighbors………They are. Christ told the apostle John that the world would move to globalism………..It is. Christ told the apostle John that the world would move toward a One World Currency……..It is. Christ told the apostles that there would be a massive increase in natural disasters and earth quakes just before his return similar to the “birth pains of a mother about to give birth”….from 1900 up until 2000 the world averaged about 40-60 quakes every decade. From 2000 until 2011 there have been a WHOPPING 400+ in this decade ALONE.Thats over TEN TIMES the norm the last century.
Report Post »Even the Godless secular world is starting to take notice of these things coming to pass.
Lift up our head, for OUR redemption is drawing near!
bobinmichigan
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:55amAmen, you are right on! Maranatha!
Report Post »christos
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:26am……The alignment of Turkey,Iran,Russia–Gog and Magog–to war against Israel +JESUS+ is going to stir them up and pull them to Israel because of oil/Hook and Jaw +JESUS+ alone will defend Israel.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:42amOnce again i tell you folks,get your heart right with God,Bible prophsey has to be fullfilled,and you do not want to be here on earth during the great 7 years of tribulation
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 10:29amOnce again prophecy unfolds before our eyes in such an unstoppable fashion. War is coming to Israel!!!
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:55pmI feel so bad for all those telling others there is an extra 7 years to get right with God when in fact there really isn’t.
The lie being told that all the “Christians” are believing will gather them in Megiddo. Look, it has already happened. The 2nd beast (USA) and World Government (UN) established current Israel against Jesus making it desolate in Daniel 9 when Christ ceased the offering and oblation with His final sacrifice.
In Megiddo we currently have Judaism, rejectors of Christ or Anti-Christ, Islam, rejectors of Christ or Anti-Christ, and the sect of Christians who believe in the Pope, who calls himself Christ on Earth or Anti-Christ. Quite ironic all those who reject Christ or Anti-Christ are battling for Jerusalem.
When Christ comes with His angel reapers, that’s it. There is no 7 years and tribulation in God’s Word. That is man made up.
Something to ponder……
Report Post »Libertyrevolutionary
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:05amTurkey was once a friend to the USA, but not anymore. It has been radicallized like the rest of the middle east. Isreal can only hope to put off the war until Obama and the progressives are run out of Washington next year. I believe that war in the middle east between Isreal and the muslims is a planned “crisis” that Obama intends to exploit to help win re-election. Of course Isreal will be painted as the agressor.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 9:34amBingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Liberty1948
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:42amAgree!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:48amTurkey was once one of our (and Israel’s) strongest allies and is now turning toward the rest of the middle east for its alliances.
Report Post »A beautiful country that has somehow managed to maintain a strong economy, Turkey will likely become just another Iran, Syria, Egypt,…(name any radical islamic republic), and lose its financial strength since it does not have the oil reserves the rest have.
This started before obama, but obama can be proud that his presence as a world “leader” has helped create another peace threatening monster in his quest to remove Israel from the map.
amerbur
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:44amI smell set up.
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:06amTurkey was the head of the Ottoman empire from 1299 – 1923 and they grew bigger than the Roman Empire ever was. They had strict sharia law. It ended in the early 1900′s and they want it back again. In the Bible, Libya, Turkey, Iran and Russia all play big roles in trying to destroy Israel. I‘m just sayin’…..
Report Post »ecurbyy
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 9:00amYep. Looks like a double play.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 12:51pmWell, Walid Shoebat has always said Turkey was the lynchpin. Always thought he knew what he was talking about!! Old Ottoman Empire………raising it’s head again!
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:39amI believe Esau (Edom) is Turkey and I have been watching for something like this to start developing for a few years now.
Read Obadiah 1 (The whole chapter.)
Things are falling into place so fast now that it’s hard to keep up with them all.
Report Post »Wilbur D Pig
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:37amInteresting to see how this all plays out since Turkey is a NATO ally. If armed agression were to commence who would we be more obligated to stand with?
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 4:46pmThe one we have the Air Force base in and that is of greater regional strategic importance; not the one with the blue and white flag.
Report Post »bread and circuses
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:34amComeon THEBLAZE !!!
“Tethers” is NOT a synonym for “Tatters”, please hire literate ppl !
Report Post »ElaineA
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:03amBlaze editing makes you doubt the stories.
Report Post »ThaBigPerm
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:40am@Elainea:
“Blaze editing makes you doubt the stories.”
That is the very defintion of a non sequitur.
Report Post »Liberty1948
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 11:45amHey! When you can post without any word/grammer/spelling errors whatsoever…THEN you can cast the first stone! Nitpicker!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 1:24pmI noticed it, too. Maybe The Blaze should have a reader (who has had nothing to do with writing the piece) for stories before they are put online.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:28amust what Obama wants- He is anti Israel and would support Turkey to fullfill his up bringing
Report Post »paulusmaximus
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:26amIt’s the beat up the little kid mentality and our own president has sanctioned it. The u.n. and U.S. have become the bullies in the park pushing for all the other kids to beat up the smallest there for their own personal satisfaction, if there is not a change soon they may find the little kid is tired of the bullies and others and has a big rock in his hand!
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 4:48pmActually Israel is more liek the abused kid that grows up and becomes an abuser. Then when they get caught they cry about the past and how everyone hates the.
Report Post »If every neighbor you’ve had in recorded history has been trying to kill you; maybe it is you.
Meyvn
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:24amAdvise to Turkey. Convince your citizens not to ride boats that attempt to dock illegally at Israeli ports.
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:04amObama is smiling from ear-to-ear! The world-wide conspiracy to set-up Israel for a massive attack from forces including the US military is shaping-up nicely. Obama embraced the doctrine called “Responsibility to Protect” drafted by his Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Samantha Powers to justify the Libyan invasion. George Soros provided the funding necessary to pay off the “right” UN officials to get Power’s doctrine adopted by the UN.
My prediction is that when Obama tries to use this doctrine for retaliaiting against invading Egyptian and Syrian forces, US military field commanders will revolt; and, that will precipitate a brief but bloody civil war in America.
Please don’t forget that little Tommy Jefferson said that “From time to time, the ground must be soaked with the blood of tyrants and patriots.” Eat your liver!
Report Post »AZGodGoldGuns
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:49amTurkey is being handled by Iran, let’s not forget about those two Iranian Gunboats that had crossed the Suez Canal and are parked in a port somewhere in Syria. I believe the next “Freedom Flotilla” that tries to break the Israel blockade will be escorted by those gunboats. That could spark a war, my problem with this is I don’t know what side Obama will have the US on.
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 8:41amHey, AZ, go back and read the books allegedly written by our Knucklehead-in-Chief.
Look for a phrase that goes something along the lines of when the going gets tough, I’ll stand with the Muslims. i just happen to have an essay ready for just such an encounter:
Report Post »It’s September – Time for War in the Middle East
The long, hot summer has been spent smuggling arms, munitions and explosives across borders. Terrorists are checking off their lists of favorite war toys; and, the Israelis are war gaming ‘till the cows come home, trying to anticipate the path the attack will take.
This time around, BiBi Netanyahu knows that he’ll have his hands full. He not only has to fight and defeat the surrounding states of Egypt and Iran-backed Syria, he will not have access to sophisticated, US spy satellite networks. Funny, BiBi and Obama both went to Harvard, but there is none of that “Boolah, boolah,” old school connectivity between the two men. I wonder why that is?
First of all, it may be because BiBi read one of Obama’s books, you know, the books that Obama may or may not have written by himself, with or without the help of Bill Ayers. You remember Ayers. He’s a cop killer and admitted bomber of the Pentagon. He now has a cushy job at the University of Chicago and has not yet met an untimely end. That’s too bad. At any rate, BiBi probably read the passage where Obama asserts that when the lead starts flying, Obama will stand with the Muslims. I’m not cra
FreedomFighter2006
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 6:57amBe ready…
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