News
Erdogan: Hamas not terror group
Ynet and AP
Published: 04.06.10, 18:56
Comment Comment
Print comment Print comment
Back to article
188 Talkbacks for this article
1. I am saddened by the fact the Turkey is moving
Someone who ,   loves Turkey   (06.04.10)
Towards radical Islam with every passing day. If there's still hope, secular Turks will vote Erdogan out the next time before Turkey really abandons the Ataturk's legacy. Turks, say no to radical Islam and global Jihad or it will spoil your country.
2. really.. this is becoming a clinical thing
the man is obsessed   (06.04.10)
with Israel. There's a word for him in Hebrew - NUDNIK ! We're fed up of hearing from you every 5 minutes... I'd do something with this obsession if I were you.
3. is it me or
Normal ,   Beer Sheva   (06.04.10)
he is trying too hard to persuade israel she was wrong... something tells me it isn't because he is worried for israel's sake.
4. To Erdogan and his supporters :
Roni. Yarka-ISR   (06.04.10)
Should anybody remind you the Armenian Genocide and all the evil of the Ottoman empire ??! Palestenian people need help, but not all the nonsense.. Israel doesnt need Turkey to be its role model. Best regards.
5. Maybe it's time..
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (06.04.10)
that Israel cuts the ties. This is going on and on and on..and Israel is quiet. Is that money from selling the drones really that important that you will wait and wait and watch while this shmuck uses every dog procession to attack you? Enough is enough.
6. Turkey and it's murders
Damien Rozan ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (06.04.10)
Has he forgotten that he Turkey has so called terrorists called Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK. He kills them all the time. Iran does as well. The PKK are on the border of Turkey. I believe Erdogan killed 4 the orther day.
7. Erdogan forgot to tell Bishop Padovese how to say it in turk
Ariel from New Zeala   (06.04.10)
Bishop Padovese was stabbed to death two days ago by his muslim driver after being instigated to hate by the Turkish Televisin and his Agent Provocateur, Prime Minister Erdogan. How do you say you will not murder in Turkish?
8. Tell that to your friends in Hamas
Benny ,   USA   (06.04.10)
Mr. Erdogan, did you tell "You shall not kill" to your friends the "freedom fighters" in Hamas ?
9. Hi Erdogan: Say "you shall not kill" to the Armenians
Tomer ,   Herzeliyya   (06.04.10)
and Kurds and Greek Cypriots
10. Hahahaha...this from a Turk! End
Rich from Boston ,   Boston USA   (06.04.10)
11. Good people of Turkey...
DR ,   Florida, USA   (06.04.10)
Stop your onsane government from leading you down the wrong path. This is exactly what this clown is doing! Your counry will be marginalized and this will only hurt you, the people, in the long run!
12. Thou Shall not Kill
Chanawashdc ,   Washington DC US   (06.04.10)
Does he know how to say it in Kurdish or Armenian?
13. Recognising Hamas?
Sundar ,   Chennai, India   (06.04.10)
Why can't Erdogan advises Hamas to recognise Israel and stop rockets, before advising Israel and US to recognise democratically elected hamas. The civilized world won't be elected Hamas, if they forgo violence.
14. Erdogan
Gabriel ,   New York   (06.04.10)
A message to Erdogan. Instead of reducung the tensions between your country "Turkey" and "israel", you keep on adding more fuel to the fire. Yes, there were mistakes made, but not only from Israel. To prevent this incident from happening, you and Turkey should have not allowed the mission to proceed. The mistake Turkey made was putting its good name on this mission. So stop talking and do something more productive to reduce the tensions between Turkey and Israel. Believe me when I say this, Iran and Syria are using you and Turkey for their own benefit. You are being set up and in the end Turkey will suffer and embaresment.
15. basburg and haniyeh
alexi   (06.04.10)
Basburg is standing around doing nothing paralysed by the mob, while erdogan mocks the constitutional court and spits on attaturk's grave. Most of erdogan speech is rubbish like hamas is not a terror group- and so how many israelis died from their rockets. that thousands ran in fear and hid in shelters from 10000 rockets is irrelevant. israel, a good solid country has been led by cowards like olmert and to some degree barak who is conflicted and is haunted by the arabs he has killed. So he cannot act and appeases all the bloody time. To get shalit back, you have to take haniyeh, musri, zohar and their others captive and trade. Now o lmert who is going to jail chimes in and says israel must concede to get turkey back in the fold. Why ? Why concede if israel is right and turkey which is up to its neck in terror ties is wrong. Why because olmert is an absolute coward so he takes the beggars way out. Any half wit knew that turkey was in bed with syria. Livni was not much better than olmert. Anyways, barak needs to get fired and replaced by yaalon and bibi can bring in kadima, keep mofaz away from defense as he was a lousy defense miinister. Haniyeh has to go down in a car accident.
16. You Shall Not Kill
The JD ,   New York, New York   (06.04.10)
You Shall Not Kill.....unless of course you are Hamas Muslims Blowing up buses. Or Arab Muslims flying planes into buildings. Or Turkish Muslims slaughtering Armenians. Or Muslims blowing up other Muslims. Thats ok. This guy is an idiot!!!!!
17. Hey America, He apparently feels the same about Al Quaeda
Cynic ,   USA   (06.04.10)
Because IHH is a global jihadist organization that synpathizes with Al Quaeda. Too bad most Americans are too ignorant of the truth.
18. Ah well next time he needs a kurdish leader handed over
Danny   (06.04.10)
He can call Hamas....
19. "Infidels Shall Not Kill Non-Muslims"
Frankie Littlehammer ,   New Herstal, TX, US   (06.04.10)
What Erdogan means is: Non-Muslims shall not kill Muslims. He or one of his spokesmen said the nine killed violent Turks are equal to 3000 innocent New Yorkers ("This ia our 9/11.') Turks killed 1 million Christian Armenians. Who cares? Saddam killed hunderds of thousands, and Assad senior killed tens of thousands, but they're heroies to the Arab and Muslims peoples.
20. HAMAS NOT A TERROR ORG?
BEN ,   USA   (06.04.10)
1) Pope is not Catholic 2) Mohamed was not a pedophile 3) Hamas not terrorists
21. hey turkey: you shall not bear false witness
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (06.04.10)
lest ye be hypocrites.
22. turkish 'peace activists' were trying to kill, israel wasn't
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (06.04.10)
what erdogan is really saying is that israel doesn't have the right to defend itself, and everyone else has the right to do whatever the heck it wants to jews. if there is a god in heaven (and i certainly believe there is) these people will not escape receiving every last thing they deserve.
23. Well said
Shlomo The Homo ,   Tel Aviv   (06.04.10)
"Hamas's resistance fighters were meant to defend their land. They won an election. I've told American officials before that I do not consider Hamas a terror organization, and I still don't. They are defending their land,"
24. Its time Israel cut off ties with Turkey. Kiss EU bye bye
Mike ,   Israel   (06.04.10)
25. Democratically Elected is Beside the Point
Dallas ,   Canada   (06.04.10)
How can any rational person say with a straight face that the fact that an entity is democratically-elected absolves them of murderous intent?
26. Yes Erdogan,Hamas won election, so did Hitler
RayS ,   USA   (06.04.10)
But, you would have been perfectly comfortable with the German Nazis just as you are with the Iranian promoters of Genocide. Israel should sponsor a Turkish Kurds Civil Rights movement, and a formal relationship with Iraqi Kurdistan.
27. Look who's talking!
Jack ,   Toronto, ON   (06.04.10)
The Kurds murderer. Go to Hell!
28. Turkey
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.04.10)
wants to be an influential player in the Middle East & Erdogan is now "on a roll."
29. Erdogan is a murderer of Kurds & Armenians!
FREE KURDISTAN   (06.04.10)
over 1.5 million Armenians murdered and 40000 Kurds so far murdered by Turkey. FREE KURDISTAN AND RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE!
30. killing
ezer   (06.04.10)
Erdogan. Killing in self defense to save your life from a mob intent on massacre, is absolutely OK in Turkish, English or any other language.
Next talkbacks
Back to article