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64% of Turks: Freeze ties with Israel
AFP and Ynet
Published: 05.01.11, 18:55
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31. to #30 two days ago german diplomat was
ghostq   (01.06.11)
stabed seriously in Turkey, I doubt it if Europenes will go ther for vacation. he is still in hospital I wish speedy recovery to him.
32. 100% of Israelis should freeze ties
(01.06.11)
with Turkey. If the sugar, eggplant salad and jam in your supermarket are imported from Turkey, don't buy and complain to the management. If they don't take Turkish goods off the shelves, boycott the store and tell all your friends to do the same. Don't visit Turkey, don't fly Turkish Airlines, and write letters to the Turkish newspapers online about the genocide of the Armenians, and keep doing it
33. #14 excellent
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (01.06.11)
#14, the most rational comment. As #7 says, the best way for peace will be for the non-Arab peoples of the Middle-East to unite and overthrow the Arab supremacist domination.
34. I know that You are getting excited but
Istanbulian ,   Turkey   (01.06.11)
You should know why they do not like United State. They believe that USA divided Iraq so it will also try to divide turkey. Whether this is logical or not This is why the do not like USA. If this survey was done before the flotilla attack I am sure far more people were going to be in favor to improve the tie with Israel. Even I am exremely disappointed with the way the flotilla was handled although I am pro Israeli.
35. # 34
John ,   Herzliya, Israel   (01.06.11)
You are disappointed the way piss flotilla was treated? Just ask yourself: how would Turkey treat Israeli provocation flotilla with assistance to Kurdish rebels?
36. to #34 wrong the british mandath was
ghostq   (01.06.11)
the one who created sunis shiite problem, USA is much later adition, the same way other areas who was under the mandath, the only person who united them was tyrant by the name of sadam husain, who exploted the situation, but in reality they weren't united the problem was underneeth the surfas, now when the tyrant is gone the problem or grim reality epose in full force, irony you give USA to much creadit.
37. # 30 Greece welcomes you !
selim ,   uk   (01.06.11)
And you could also visit Armenia during your next holiday and why not visit Nothern Iraq PKK headquarters . We us Turks will be mad and replace Israeli tourist with much more generous money spending Arabs. In southern seaside tourist resorts of Turkey 10 israeli tourist equals 1Arab in terms of spending parameters. So please dont fill our Tourist destinations` reservations .
38. Boycott economy
Ottoman Warrior ,   Istanbul   (01.06.11)
I want Turkey nothing to buy from Israel and nothing to sell them. Israel is totally alone and isolated in his area.If Turkey making embargo than this will effect Israel and not Turkey because we have many alternatives,especially Europe, Russia,Africa,Central Asia and the arab world.
39. BRAVO LIEBERMAN,YOU ARE RIGHT
American ,   Los Angeles   (01.06.11)
Only Lieberman realize the threat Turkey poses to Israel's future.Turkish goverment and media openly talk about restoring the ottoman empire which include "grater palestine" and most of the ME.WAKE UP ISRAEL.
40. How many more anti-Western polls do the Turks have to perfor
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (01.06.11)
m before NATO get the message that Turkey is now a state sponsor of terror with massive anti-Western pro islamist agendas? The Iranians have the stupid Turks primed to perfection and already an' all.
41. We Are Ataturk's Sons And Daughters.
gil ,   istanbul   (01.06.11)
Yes i may consider myself among the 28% who would want to improve the ties with israel. There are really "hard to read" racist comments here, mostly from the same people. i rarely visit this site, but whenever i read a news about Turkey its the same people that write full of racist comments all the same. didn't you get bored of this ? By the way Turkey will never ever be like Iran, Turks And Persians have fought alot in history, i may respect their bravery but i'd never let my country be like them. Nevermind.. Turks have lots of historical enemies its a reality, Greek Neighbours, Armenian Brothers, Russian rivals, Persians etc. why would i wanna add a "one time friend " israel on this list. lets be friends. come on!! :)
42. Nobody likes bullies
IRAN#1   (01.06.11)
USA and the Israeli regimes are icons of bullies. Nobody in the 'hood likes them and as long as they are bullies this will not change.
43. :: Go for it Turks! Iran's past fate is your future!
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (01.07.11)
44. Secular Turkey is Gone Forever
Turkish Jew ,   Los Angeles, CA   (01.14.11)
The sad truth is that secular Turkey as Ataturk envisioned it is a thing of the past. As the Turks get rejected from the EU they have no other choice but to embrace their own Islamic identity. The vast majority of Turkish jews are immigrating to USA, Israel and Canada. There are some nice comments in here about how there are Secular Turks who respect Israel and Jews but they are a dying demographic. Similar to how Europeans are being outbred by Muslim immigrants in EU, Secular Turks are being outbred by Islamists from the rural countryside. The country will stay "Secular" for the sake of its own government institutions, but the social values and pressures have gone from modern to religous. This makes life very difficult for Jews in Turkey. Even if Turkey had a military coup tomorrow, the changes that Erdogan and the AKP have made to the judiciary, educational system, and the Constitutional Referendum are simply irreversible.
45. Re: Secular turkey is gone forever
Avner ,   New York, NY   (01.15.11)
You hit the nail on the head. As The EU dream fades, turks are now becoming like any other middle eastern /muslim country. Go online and google "Watching Ataturk Fade" and "Erdogan buries Ataturk". The Turkey aligned with the US, Israel and the West is history.
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