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Erdogan: Lieberman is a problem
Roee Nahmias
Published: 13.01.11, 10:13
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31. JUST ANOTHER ISRAEL HATER
AA ,   NYC   (01.13.11)
HE IS AN ENEMY AND SHOULD BE CALLED AS SUCH . LEIBERMAN IS CORRECT IN HIS DESCRIPTION OF TURKEY.
32. not liberman, Israel is a problem !
hitchh ,   Turkiye   (01.13.11)
Killing children with big guns is israel creative policy. Liberman, who cares. But israel needs to apologize. Finally he will. We can wait, no problem...
33. My epiphany moment. Nobody in the whole World care
leo ,   usa   (01.13.11)
about who any other country's Foreign Minister is and even Prime-Minister. Except when it comes to few countries like US or China or Russia for example. And tiny Israel is among these guys. I do not know about you, guys, but I am proud for Israel. Erdogan wishes he could be just as relevant, but he does not understand that "peace" flotillas comprised of terrorists will not do it for him. Smart person would've recognize it by now that he made a boo-boo and tried to make everyone forget it, but apparently Erdogan is not this kind of guy.
34. Rogue State
Max ,   Washington DC   (01.13.11)
The United States and others have declared Hamas a terrorist organization. By supporting Hamas Erdogan is moving Turkey toward the Rogue Nations of Iran, Syria and North Korea.
35. Salma gets paid to post regularly.
(01.13.11)
36. We see who Erdogen is by who he supports.
noa ,   israel   (01.13.11)
Lieberman's ideas are dispicable, and sometimes those kind of ideas create violence, but Lieberman never violated another country's sovereignty. Hamas is a terror group, in every way imaginable, and anyone who supports them is supporting terrorism. Erdogen wanted to back out of agreements with Israel anyway. He was just looking for an excuse; maybe even sent the flotilla on purpose in order to provide himself with one.
37. PKK are not terrorists
Dan Kelso   (01.13.11)
Nuff said
38. #13
marcel   (01.13.11)
Uner bibi and yvette, israel is not the victim and returns fire if fired upon. Under your diplomatic guys like peres, 0lmert, livni and barak, arabs fired on israel who did not respond. Israelis got killed and maimed the world still criticized israel for not conceding enought. You want to grovel, go ahead. No more grovelling, not 1 cm of concessions more. erdogan is a liar, like assad, hamas is moslem brotherhood(ask mubarak) and has to be wiped out completely and I mean wiped out. And liberman when he becomes PM, will wipe haniyeh and zohar out if they cross a line. Your heros olmert, livni, haber, peres, beilin, ramon have damaged israel. Your leaders had their chances and blew it with their chamberlain policies.Stand up, take karate and defend israel, you spinelsss coward.
39. an old Arab saying
Shalom ,   Ashdod, Israel   (01.13.11)
There is an old Arab saying that if you throw a stone at every dog that barks then the price of stones will go up. Forgot about this moron, who cares what he says we will keep our stones here to build homes in the west bank!!!! We love you Lieberman
40. #35 tell Ynet readers and tell me plz,
Salma ,   Palestine   (01.13.11)
WHY and WHO paid me?! looking forward to 'the whole truth' ; )) by the way , what is your name?!
41. #32
marv   (01.13.11)
Hitch, yoiur people killed over 1 millioin armenians and kurds. Istambul is occupied constantinople and you illegally occupy cyprus.Israel doesn't need to hear one word from you. Europe will not admit turkey as they have enough trouble withtheir arab moslems. Your erdogan says a moslem country like sudan could not commit genocide. Erdogan is lying up and down and damaging your country. You hang out with iran who moussavi called worse than hitler's country, you hang out with syria, hamas, hezbollah. Your country is full of terror and lies.
42. erdogan: lieberman......
sjoerd van der velde ,   hoorn-the netherland   (01.13.11)
who or what group/entity decides what a terrorist organization/movement is and what is terror? there is much agreement and disagreement about this. every country has its own definition perhaps. there are almost 200 countries now. what is the only right definition of it for the entire world-population? who speaks the truth? perhaps the united nations organization has the right answer on this for the whole wide world. what is wisdom in this case?
43. Love the one your enimy hates
Rob ,   Jer   (01.13.11)
44. "Hamas not a terror organization"?
William ,   Israel   (01.13.11)
So, the majority of global States are wrong? Funny, you'd think a group that has a goal of wiping out a sovereign nation through genocide and continually targeting civilians through terror - a war crime and human rights crime - would be the most basic definition of a "terror group". But then again - Turkey considers its illegal occupation and oppression of Cyprus as "legitimate", even though no one else does. The fact that Erdogan believes Lieberman is a problem simply gives Lieberman credibility. I mean, if Israel finally has leaders that push back on Muslim hegemony rather than roll-over and beg for acceptance, then it definitely would be seen as a problem in the Islamic terror capitals around the world.
45. #13 - disagree with you, Jonathan
William ,   Israel   (01.13.11)
When Israel made itself more appealing to the Intl community and tried to boost its image abroad, it failed to push back on Arab terrorism and an increase in dead/injured civilians was a result. Where was the Intl community when more dead Israelis were piling up? Did they rush to condemn the "Palestinians"? Did they threaten the "Palestinians" to curb attacks or risk a break in relations? Did these deaths even make front headlines? Did they condemn or even block Gaza flotillas which were an absolute breaking of intl maritime laws and laws against aiding terror groups? The answer to all these questions in an absolute NO. Begging for Intl acceptance means nothing if at the end of the day we only have tombstones with the epitaph "atleast the Intl community liked them" written on it. When the Left represented Israel, we were seen as wonderful in New York City, and ripe for the picking in Ramallah and Tehran. Under Leftists, we ALWAYS saw an uptick in terrorism and to me - a govt headed by Olmert or Rabin was cause for absolute shame, as they held on to their ideology in complete disregard to the Israeli lives being lost for no real reason.
46. #15 - Thanks Salma
William ,   Israel   (01.13.11)
Between you and Erdogan, Lieberman now has my solid vote. If it pisses you off, it must be good for Israel.
47. Must be election season in Turkey
William ,   Israel   (01.13.11)
Whenever election season in an Arab country comes closer, the racist rhetoric against Jews and Israel grows. It's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning.
48. Erdoganis a problem
Gene   (01.13.11)
But he does not realize that, of course.
49. Turkey better wake up!
DR ,   Florida, USA   (01.13.11)
Don't let these blind fools who would rather side with radical Islam take over your country! It is up to the people to change their leadership! Will turkey have the guts or just be turkeys?
50. LIEBERMAN IS THE MESSIAH
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (01.13.11)
Erdogan can take a hike.
51. The truth about Erdogan (from a Turk)
Aydin ,   Istanbul, Turkey   (01.13.11)
It is becoming clearer every day to anyone with any brains what/who erdogan is and the game he is playing. He is an anti-semite (people who interact with him directly confirm this), but more importantly he has visions of grandeur for himself as a leader among nations and for Turkey to claim its historical significance on the world stage. In domestic and international politics, his Israel bashing is mostly towards his own political goals than anything else (and yes, domestic elections are around the corner). He also cannot tolerate criticism and will (and has been) silence any opposing voice with all the legal and illegal means available to him. He effectively has control of the executive, legislative and finally judicial branches of the government, and has managed to quiet the military - the only real threat to his thirst for absolute power. His quest for the spotlight in the world arena, and his kissing up to Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas has already cost him credibility with the Obama Administration and US Congress. EU will never accept a Turkey under Erdogan into his fold. Even Turkey remaining a NATO member is being questioned behind closed doors. Erdogan is not only the worst, but also the most dangerous and self-destructive government in Turkish history. May God give us Turks enough common sense and guts to kick him out of power. Insallah.
52. ERDOGAN IS ISLAMIC TERRORIST.PERIOD
American ,   Los Angeles   (01.13.11)
Lieberman is right,he understand the game erDOG is playing ,trying to devide israely politicians and make them blame each other.Israel should bring the issue of the kurds,Cypress and the Armenian Genocide as soon as possible.Attack is the best dedfence.
53. YOU ARE 100% CORRECT,TURKEY IS ENEMY OF ISRAEL.PERIOD.
American ,   Los Angeles   (01.13.11)
The idea of restoring the otttoman empire and creating an ME free of non muslim states this is what turks and their media are talking today.
54. You are the latest problem in the ME..
William Fairhart ,   Gotham City, Lebanon   (01.13.11)
... You ottoman jackass... Lieberman is a true and honest statesman... a loyal citizen to his country... and definitely not a hypocrite and an evil snake...
55. hitchh from Turkey
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (01.13.11)
I see that you know a lot about killing. After all in your country the brutal Hezbollah killers who murdered many innocent and buried them in their basements are free in the streets while innocent people such as a life saving doctor, professor Mehmet Haberal is in Jail for over a year with no charges against him. As far as apology: Every year between 10 to 20 Turkish civilian peasants are killed by the Iranian border guards when they inadvertently cross the border to retrieve their wondering cattle. Will Turkish government ask an apology from Iran for those also?
56. TURKEY AN ISLAMIC TERRORIST STATE.
American ,   Los Angeles   (01.13.11)
Turks are openly talking of Israel as "their land" meaning the times of the ottoman empire.Turkey is now the ENEMY supporting all the islamic jihadists in the ME against Israel.
57. Prime Minister Erdogan
Erroll ,   Tel aviv   (01.13.11)
Modern Turkey have never had such an arogant Prime minister! He is a joke
58. Aydin From Istanbul
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (01.13.11)
You have described Edogan very well in a short post. While it looks like support for him is still enough to elect him again, Turkish politics is often unpredictable. Insallah Aydin Turks will bring Aydinlik to Turkey.
59. I thought ER died.
Israeli 2   (01.13.11)
60. #51
ishamael   (01.13.11)
sardi, a university mate of erdogan cofirms your analysis that erdogan is baiting israeli for domestic political considerations. I would just add that his wife Emiine, an orthodox woman of arab descent is a rabid hater of israel believeing in lies which is normal, completely normal in arab culture. That the turkish military acts like yankel beilin, a weak kneed ph.d., is the surprise. They put him in jail once and are reluctant to get rid of him. So turkey is split between european and eastern view of the country. erdogan knows how to politic. he was mayor of ankara. He played rugby and grew up on some rough streets. So he can play a rough game. israel has to be self confident. Lieberman is one of the few israelis, really few who you cannot intimidate. So he is extremely valuable. Most of the rest-barak, olmert, livni, peres, ramon, peretz, even bibi at times are too eager to please and do not stand their ground. Turkey actually respects and fears lieberman while they mock livni and olmert.
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