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Israel: Turkey has no right to preach morality
Roni Sofer
Published: 12.01.10, 00:38
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1. They have a right to
jared ,   toronto, canada   (01.11.10)
say what they want regardless of their previous genocide of Armenians or their current occupation of Kurds. Israel is not perfect but then Turkey isn't either. Israel has an equal right to chew Turkey out for their actions regarding the Armenians (and they should) and they should chew Turkey out for their actions regarding the Kurds.
2. I'd like to say to Israelis that Turkey is all you got, pals
Persian CAT   (01.11.10)
You guys will be writing books with titles like, "Who Lost Turkey?", etc. Keep the Turks on your side, OK?
3. Too soft
Eyal ,   USA   (01.11.10)
This is what you respond with? Give me a break
4. To: No. 2
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.11.10)
The Turks are on YOUR side, Kitty Cat. You can have them. We neither want nor need them. Okay?
5. predictable reaction of foreign ministry
zabarbie ,   kindergarden   (01.11.10)
As usual, israels foreign ministry chooses to demonstrate infantil shows instead of intelligent diplomacy. Israel Biteinu fits as a choreograph of this ridiculous puppet show. The message saying, that those who preach morality massmurderd armenians and kurds gets totally lost, what a pity...
6. To Israel
Mike Van Harris ,   Antwerp Belgium   (01.11.10)
If the americans are your dog, not every country is. Turkey is a democratic and is a free country.
7. Turkey is starting to go the way of Iran
JB ,   Haifa   (01.11.10)
It is starting to turn into an Islamic Theocracy
8. this is hilarious,the Turks preaching morality.
Phil Constanaides ,   Athens Greece   (01.11.10)
The Turks have the worst human rights record in the world.Right next to Iran. They want to join the EU,forget it.Too primitive.
9. One word can put Turkey in it's place
Ben ,   Gush Etzion   (01.11.10)
ARMENIA The world is afraid to remind the Turks of their Genocide in Armenia
10. Turkish PM preaching morality? Israel's self-defense trash?
observer   (01.11.10)
"Those who are warning Iran over nuclear weapons are not making the same warnings to Israel," Erdogan said. "Five permanent members of the Security Council must be just. Israel has not denied the existence of its nuclear arsenal; on the contrary it has admitted it." Ayalon only wanted Ambassador be seen seated below while saluting; heil Ayalon, coward!
11. to 8
dan   (01.11.10)
talking about animals, Mike, gp and check the facts and then open your big mouth. Or better ask the free and democratic Turkey waht weapons they use when they attack the Kurds ACROSS the Turkish border. Oh I forgot, the Kurds are terrorists and Hamas are freedom fighters. How stupid of me!!!
12. Hypocracy is in the blood of Zionist
Syed ,   USA   (01.11.10)
The conflict between Zionist and Turky, in the news it coated "IDF is the most maral army in the World". Biggest hypocate, lie actually it should be read as " most brutal, terrorist, gang, thugs, murderer, rapist and fear monger of the World".
13. Israeli-Turkish "conflict" is a show.
Leon ,   Los Angeles, USA   (01.11.10)
This is all a show for the west. Turkey wants to be seen as moving towards Iran and the arabs so as to pressure European Union. They want to be a EU member state.
14. Mike Van Harris - If Turkey is such a democratic and free co
David Israel ,   New York   (01.11.10)
Can you tell me what is holding you EU countries from admitting Turkey into EU as a full and permanent member? Especially Belgium; why is it that the Belge government is giving safe heaven to PKK terrorists such as Fahriye Erdal the alleged killer of a businessmen? If Turkey is so free as you suggested send her back to be tried at the free and fair Turkish justice system. Or is it that for you Tirkey is democratic and free when it is convenienbt for you to bash Israel and a dictatorship and oppressive when it is convenient to disallow Turkey from the EU? This i scalled hypocrisy.
15. Israeli Turkish Divergence passed irreparable threshold
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (01.11.10)
You will get payback severely As soon as INSULT TRANSLATED TO TURKISH and published in Turkish Newspapers.
16. to 10
dan   (01.11.10)
trash
17. Finally
Marcel ,   Florida   (01.11.10)
It's good to see Israel finally standing up and getting rid of the cowering,bent spine approach. The gutless,apologetic approach has fed the flames of abuse from which Israel suffers by way of friend and foe alike.
18. TALK ABOUT THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK...
SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT   (01.11.10)
UM, HELLO? I THINK THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DISQUALIFIES TURKEY FROM PRETENDING TO TAKE 'MORAL HIGH GROUND'.
19. #6 Van Harris-Belgium
Louis Fried ,   Woodbridge, canada   (01.11.10)
You are suffering from delusions. No country is Israel's dog and no matter what you think Turkey has never been a free and democratic country in the European sense of the word. Go ask their Kurdish minority. Or check with the local Turkish media about freedom of expression. And why is their such hostility to Turkey becoming a member of the EU if it is such a free and democratic society ? Maybe it is not as free and democratic as you think.
20. Time to Recall Israel's Ambassador is Long Overdue!
Bluto ,   Cincinnati, USA   (01.11.10)
21. Tayfun from Turkey
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (01.11.10)
When did any Israeli leader insulted Turkey or Turks? Can you remind me? I have never hear of that. However Turks like you who are the followers of the AKP and other ultra religious sects (TEKKES and DERGAHS etc) do not stop using the most vial insults against Israel, Jews and rest of the western world. Many Internet discussion boards and even YouTube, Facebook etc are full of them.
22. where will it end?
israeli   (01.11.10)
23. #16 Pikuach Nefesh
observer   (01.11.10)
There are some Jewish laws that may not be violated, even when a life is in danger. One of them is entry into a building where a god other than Hashem is being worshiped. Of course, they didn't enter Gaza Mosques but destroyed those and neighboring inhabited houses from air. They hadn't stood by the blood of their neighbors because they are no neighbors.
24. Turkish Treachery
Miransky ,   Alabama US and A   (01.12.10)
The treacherous Turks indeed have no standing to preach to anyone on morality. As far as Israel having disproportionate power, if they did not have that power, there would now be no Israel, thus fulfilling the hopes and wishes of those who hate Israel.
25. Ayalons unthoughtfull commentary
Suzanne   (01.12.10)
How undiplomatic and ridiiculous this is: "Ayalon refused to shake Ambassador Ahmet Oguz Celikkol's hand when asked to do so by journalists attending the official reprimand at his office, and said in Hebrew that "we just want it to be seen that he is seated below us and that there is only one flag here"." Put some more oil on the fire. There is not enough in the middle-east. Sigh.
26. appeasement stop
alexi   (01.12.10)
ben eliezer and barak, the two who tried to soft peddle arafat and now erdogan are doing israel harm. Stop pussyfooting about. Erdogan personally is an enemy of israel. He is in bed with sudan, the filth of iran and somalia and the blood drippers of damascus. erdogan is full of it. he has stained attaturk. he has the upper hand on its military who hate him. Erdogan is full of it, from top to bottom and he should be told same right to his face. His country is a butcher compared to israel. As an aside, israel should shut the hell up about moral army. Who cares? i get nothing from saying it. Rather, I want a professional army. Moral, kiss my rear end.
27. Israel is the MOST hated nation on Earth
Paco ,   Canada   (01.12.10)
28. Go Ayalon!!!
avraham ,   nyc   (01.12.10)
29. Sick of beinf bent over. Time for Israel to stand tall,
jae ,   lynn US   (01.12.10)
defend its people and not wait for another 8000 missiles to fall. Erdogan is a hypocrite. he invaded all of northern iraq and killed 100s of kurds over a couple attacks on his soldiers. Imagine what hed have done if it was 8000 attacks rather than 5 or 6. This powerful leader of turkey is a rabid anti semtie
30. ERRDOGANT invaded Kurdish Iraq over a few dead Turkish
jae ,   lynn US   (01.12.10)
soldiers occupying Kurdish national land...imagine what arrognat errdogant would do if it was 8000 kurdish attacks on Turkey, and not just 5 or 6?! 8000 attacks of hamas on Israels CIVILIANS!!! Erdogan is a hypocrite. he invaded all of northern iraq and killed 100s of kurds over a couple attacks on his soldiers. Imagine what hed have done if it was 8000 attacks rather than 5 or 6.
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