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Erdogan: Palestine an open-air prison
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Published: 31.01.09, 11:24
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1. borders with libanon are closed but open with egypt, why
S.   (01.31.09)
would that be? That's because Egypt and Israel signed for peace. Now, if Gazans sign for peace, there will be open borders. But they don't. Hamas states it hundred times (and those fake ceasefires are not peace!) that it does not want to recognise Israel and does not want to live in peace with the Jews. Stop fooling the world, Erdogan!
2. Open air prison indeed! Nail Hamas for embezzlement
Global Citizen ,   Israel & USA   (01.31.09)
of funds, putting its citizens in grave danger, and carrying out mafia-style civil wars.
3. sadly ! but it is.
atilla karagözoğlu   (01.31.09)
4. human dont belong to any prison.
atilla karagözoğlu   (01.31.09)
5. its good. we are talking about THE PEOPLE.
atilla karagözoğlu   (01.31.09)
6. lets hand in hand to build a normal home for the people.
atilla karagözoğlu   (01.31.09)
7. I WANT UN TALK BEFORE AMERICA.
atilla karagözoğlu   (01.31.09)
we all side with some parties. but UN MUST NOT SIDE WITH ANY IN HELP. OBAMA ! AMERICA ! LETS STOP TO GIVE RESPONSIBILTY THE THEM MUCH THAN THEY CAN.
8. Atilla
Sammy   (01.31.09)
Atilla, try to get in touch with reality, it will really help if you take your meds. You are right, ordinary people do not belong in prison, criminals do. Just because some nutjob says Gaza is a prison does not make it so, but if you insist, well, every Hamas operative is a criminal, a murderer or a potential murderer, the people who voted Hamas into power aided and abetted all their crimes, so you can take it from there yourself, if you are capable of reasoning at that level.
9. Where is your answer, Erdogan???
Zohar   (01.31.09)
Untill now I haven't heard from this man any answer to a very simple question that Peres asked him :What would you do if Istanmbul was under rockets??????". Well, he's real answer would be "I would raze Hamas" - this is why he's not answering the question openly! So, Erdogan- we didn't raze Hamas cos we are more humanistic than you. And if you want to build a new Ottoman empire - go and do it in another place. Actually, Turkey is already enough big country and remain a ruler in your own borders. Don't seek popularity on Israel's back.
10. what a hypocrite you are, Mr. Erdogan
Jacob ,   munich,Germany   (01.31.09)
you are blaming that Gaza is an open air prison; you want to solve Israel´s problem and have no plan how to solve your own problem. Israel is a scape goat for you! How do you solve your Kurdish problem with the PKK. Don´t you fight them on Iraqui soil? Was anybody able to have free access the way you handled these actions? How about you old Armenian problem, is it solved? Did your country recognize the genozide? How about the freedom of religion? Can the christians build churches as they see fit? And now the Gazan prison: the doors were completey open until the HAMAS and their followers deemed it necessary to send human bombs to the crossings? Don´t you think it´s approriate to have control of smuggling, etc. And. reflect: since when are there controls at airports world wide? Why ?! Because we had endless bombing attacks on planes! So who is to blame? And: by leaving Gaza completely was a test run if there is a way to leave the so called West Bank! Ergogan, try to get reelected by your constituency
11. Border is a BORDER. This is what border means. Israel...
jhonny ,   haifa-israel   (01.31.09)
doesn't owe anything to the people in Gaza. And BTW, first release Gilad Shalit and maybe then we'll have something to talk about. until then...
12. egypt is just as guilty as israel for the gaza "prison"
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (01.31.09)
seems i recall that egypt is keeping their borders just as shut as israel. and since hamas is asking for unreasonable demands, they are just as guilty for the closure as anyone (especially since they are the ones committing the terror).
13. Atilla - are you normal?
Adam   (01.31.09)
Fix your own oppressive, genocidal, and colonialist country before you say anything about Israel. And, by the way, your incoherent comments reflect poorly on Turkey.
14. ERDOGAN IS TOTALY WRONG......
Franklin ,   Paris   (01.31.09)
The so called "ministers" of Hamas are not in charge of a nation or a country.....But a terrorist organisation opposing the légal and recognised organisation of Mahmoud ABBAS. Erdogan in his tought must consider the chiefs of PKK...as "ministers". and stop bombing the brave people of KURDISTAN....EVEN AFTER CROSSING INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.
15. Does this Weasel know how to say "KURDS"
Tony ,   New York, NY   (01.31.09)
If there ever was a case for an autonomous region it would be the Kurds of Turkey. You never hear about the sadistic cruelty practiced by the Turkish government on the Kurds or their struggle for freedom? Israel needs to point out this hypocrisy foisted by Erdogan and his complicity in the ethnic cleansing by Turkey against the Kurds.
16. Attila
Walt K ,   Sherbrooke, Canada   (01.31.09)
How could you dare, you, a turkish, give a comment about human rights ?
17. By the way, Erdogan,
Walt K ,   Sherbrooke, Canada   (01.31.09)
What I saw about jails in Turkey... makes Gaza looks like a paradise !.. Turckey and human rights... Mmm!
18. #9, here is the answer
Jamal Salmeh ,   Palestine   (01.31.09)
Istanmul don't occupy Palestine, close its borders, and prison 11,000 of its adults. Palestinians don't throw rockets because of fun. Try to join us here for one day and you will find where is the hell located.
19. "Democracy" and "Justice" just tools for fanatics
Democracy   (01.31.09)
Iranian clerics fooled most, bought some and killed some - in this way Hamas "democracy" was built. To fool others they use "human rights" and "justice" as part of their toolkit which means nothing for them. The true aim of fanatic islamists is world-wide caliphate creation - this plan is unfolding now. We should stop it until too late.
20. The true reasons
To think about   (01.31.09)
Erdogan's "Justice and Development Party " is islamistic party which indicts innocent secular people, put clerics into government offices, recovered headscarfs in universities and schools, etc, etc. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_and_Development_Party_(Turkey) Perfect EU candidate
21. The great man - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Reminder   (01.31.09)
Read it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk Erdogan is ruining what Atatürk has built
22. While Peres quoted from Hamas own charter
Rick   (01.31.09)
Erdogan tried to quote anti semitic jazz musician Atzmon. How pathetic is Muslim propaganda.
23. Erdogan and Turkey's EU membership
Arn ,   Yehud, Israel   (01.31.09)
After this performance (and his reception at home) the European Union have a perfect picture of the hoards that will overtake Europe if Turkey is allowed in. Eurdogan shot himself in the foot. Turkey's captains of industry and commerce would surely have shot him in the head. It may yet happen. Stupid short-sighted man.
24. ..and Kassams are remind pleas to ask Israel lift blockade!
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (01.31.09)
Israeli position is inconsistent, first they left Gaza and then blockade and do not allow their connection to rest of the world. That is because Gaza is a seaside land and it will develop very fastly if it can establish connection with the world, They can be richer without depending on any outside assitance. However that contradicts Israeli political interests because sucess will bring more unrest under Israeli governance. Perhaps falashmura may also take part and choose freedom with their arab brothers who will embrass them without any alienation. For Zionist minds, There must not be a good example living undependatly and in riches for Arabs
25. Atila
Michael ,   Zurich, Switzerland   (01.31.09)
Atila, what's your point? What bullshit are you trying to say?! The way you talk sheds a lot of light on the way you Turks think! Just get out of my way!
26. We'll talk to Hamas when the Turks will talk with the Kurds
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (01.31.09)
when Turkey will pay damages to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and when Hamas publicly (and in ALL LANGUAGES including Arabic) will recognize Israel and will declare that it stops any action against it. Until then Mr. Erdogan - why don't you mind your own business and internal problems instead of meddling in Israel's INTERNAL matters? If you didn't notice, Israel is NOT an Ottoman Empire province anymore!
27. #18 Here is MY answer
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (01.31.09)
Firing rockets at us would only continue Gaza's misery and closure. Instead, have Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist, sign a peace agreement with us, and then Gaza would prosper. It's really that simple.
28. Palestine today is an open-air prison with more than 500
george ,   Canada   (01.31.09)
check points and barrages for every day Palestinian humiliation and suffering that left to an Israeli soldier arrogance and will. . This the only left and surviving apartheid on the earth, even in south Africa people have more freedom and their children wasn’t killed by F-16 ,Apaches and burned by phosphor bombs .
29. #27 you should add peace agreement with us that give
George ,   Canada   (01.31.09)
the land to jews,and will be better agreement if the land is without arabs,this is what you meant don't you?
30. Hamas is a political party, if the West only gave them a
William ,   Israel   (01.31.09)
Right Turkey, they would play nice only if....the typical Arab response. "If only...you gave us 1967 borders, there'd be peace" "If only....you treated us as equals, there'd be peace" What Erdogan is really saying is quite typical among Islamist militants and Iran - "If only you pretended Hamas was a political party and gave them protection as such while they try to annihilate Israel and succeed in doing so....there'd be peace" I feel for the average Turks watching their country hijacked by an Islamist after all they did to keep it secular and open.
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