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Congressmen to Erdogan: Stop next flotilla
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 12.05.11, 18:34
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1. TURKEY IS AIMING AT ISRAEL
American ,   Los Angeles   (05.12.11)
Stop selling arms to Turkey.
2. Happy Birthday Eretz Yisrael from Turkey !!!
Secular Turk Musti ,   TURKEY   (05.12.11)
3. Thank you, Musti ;-)
Jonathan   (05.12.11)
Always good not to forget that the Turkish people are indeed, good neighbors and old friends - despite the current 'government'. In general, one does not have to be secular in order to wish us a Happy Birthday ;-) Politics makes the Middle East insane...doesn't it ?
4. Let's call for what it is
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (05.12.11)
It's not a provocation - it's an act of war.
5. Turkey kills Curds
a ,   Hinatan   (05.12.11)
Atrocities they commited in Cyprus and against Armenians are not enough for them. Someone have to arrange flotilia to help Curds. And everybody have to accept Armenian Holocoust as an undoubteful historical fact!
6. Congressman Cole, Congressman Israel ,...
split ,   US   (05.12.11)
Mind your own business, our country is crumbling ,...
7. How about a nice flotilla to the oppressed people in Syria?
(05.12.11)
8. Israel armed the Kurds in the 60's.
Omri ,   Israel   (05.12.11)
Its time to do so again. The Kurds fight Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran, we have to be crazy not to except the PKK offer for alliance. After the next Turkish election that is... Who knows, maybe Islamist will loose the next elections, maybe a cop-detat will happen... Maybe a war with Iran will happen...
9. I can not agree more! Our half wit PM..
awe struck ,   Turkey   (05.12.11)
should first learn to shut his big mouth up, mind his own business and than if possible leave my country as well. Though I was caught up in the middle and was confused on what to think about the gaza foltilla incident of last year, I am pretty damn sure now that it would be a provocation this time. Most of all, while everyone is trying to find a solution to this difficult issue,the Egypt border is open ad people are being killed like flies everywhere around the Arab continent. I dont see activists going there? Is it not convenient and safe enough i wonder.. I apologize for our PM. Unfortunately, he does not have neither the insight or background to address complex issues in a balanced and just way. But he is very good in being a hypocrite, zealot, megolomaniac and semi dictator. I am ashamed that he will be elected again.
10.  Mind your own business, our country is crumbling ,...
dan ,   uk   (05.12.11)
want us to bring a flotilla over?
11. ..
anton ,   istanbul turkey   (05.12.11)
personally i hope next flotilla never takes place but turkey doesnt owe israel anythin anymore and shouldnt interfere with what ngo's doin if israel cant even handle afew ships with diplomatic manners then let alone turkey noone can help israel :)
12. another one
jim ,   ys   (05.12.11)
The canned letter writer at AIpac is busy these days. They all use the same format and at this stage are well past their sell by date......I wonder do the the Congressmen read then before they sign them?
13. Kol Hakavod, Turkey!
Avi ,   NYC, US   (05.12.11)
Keep sending the flotillas. Keep confronting Israel. Slowly but surely the mask of sanity is coming off and the true face of Israel is revealed. Indeed, a light upon the nations! A very dark light, indeed. (Inspite of the Hasbara).
14. What an Erdogan
Robert ,   NY USA   (05.12.11)
Should be a new phrase for idiot. He should bring his al Qadhafi human rights award to the next Davos summit. Kurds can't vote, all his new allies are toppling over and imploding. Some voter base to go for, Erdogan. Perez shouldn't have even bothered to acknowledge the idiot.
15. Tayyip Erdogan--when is that used d-bag's term up anyway?
citizen ,   usa   (05.12.11)
The Turks have really dug themselves a hole allowing that a$$-clown to set policy in Turkey. If he loves the Palestinians so much, he should get serious and send cash donations like the EU does.
16. #6 YOU mind your own business
split = duplicity ,   usa   (05.12.11)
Our country is FINE. There will be NO Arab Spring over here or in Israel thanks to democratically elected congressmen like the ones who stand up and speak out against regimes deliberately fomenting unrest.
17. Turkish people are wonderful, government is insane, I lived
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (05.12.11)
there, I know. A bill to recognize the armenian genocide would be a good move and arming the kurds very secretly would be nice too. They could remove this terrorist erdo-gun.
18. 10 - want us to bring a flotilla over?
split ,   US   (05.12.11)
Some people wouldn't mind - So far this year 1.2 million foreclosures are waiting to process our infrastructure is falling apart and these two clowns are lecturing Turks ,...
19. Congressmen to Erdogan: Stop next flotilla
DÄ°LARA ,   istanbul   (05.12.11)
Israel's fault.Israel and USA are since a while supporting Kurdish rebels who fight against Iran (PEJAK), despite Turkish worries and complaints. By doing that they indirectly support PKK, because PJAK and PKK are two birds who flock together. PKK is fighting Turkey with Israeli and US arms they get from PEJAK. This is the reason why Turkey and the Turkish military don't trust Israel anymore and as revenge support Hamas.
20. Israel condemns such recklessness from any direction!
Ypip ,   Canada   (05.12.11)
and will continue to defend itself against such schemes.
21. Coming one day, to an Israel near you
Joe ,   Florida, USA   (05.12.11)
Sooner or later, Israel will be provoked one too many times and will pound and obliterate the enemy unlike anything the world has ever seen. Perhaps then, those that hate Israel and hate Jews will think twice before provoking Israel. I'm also getting a bit tired of my own country's government (USA) of suggesting Israel use "restraint." BULLSH**
22. The letter from two...
Persian CAT   (05.12.11)
Israel-firsters hungry for contributions, who have done nothing to allay the economic fears of the American people, is proof positive how traitors have infested the congress. These schmucks are irrelevant.
23.  Congressmen to Erdogan: Stop next flotilla
dobre max ,   galati romania   (05.12.11)
why israel dont help curd people against turkey government ?
24. Dilara hanim
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (05.12.11)
Let me remind you that Israel provided intelligence to Turkey in the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Israel provided valuable intelligence against PKK to Turkey for many years until AKP came to power and severed the relations with Israel. (I suspect the Turkish military is still in cooperation with the Turkish military)
25. #8 and #17 Arming Kurdish terrorists against Turkiye.
(05.13.11)
IHH is Kurdish-Kavkaz organization. They are on their way to Israel, would you like to arm them and dance hora altogether with your Kurdish terrorist brothers? Yalla, kadima, IHH Kurds are waiting for you on the ships. Your comments promote Israel as a terror-sponsor state. With this way, you can only win a bunch of disposable Kurdish PKK or Armenian ASALA terrorists.
26. 24
birdi ,   israel   (05.13.11)
you ''suspect the tirkish military is still in cooperation with the turkish military??'' i jolly well hope so !!
27. #13 Avi, such Bravado on your part
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (05.13.11)
Now that you've further incited Turkey to send the boats, have you booked your own passage as yet, that would be a true show of sincerity instead of mere verbiage and incitement for others to endanger themselves I will eagerly await the posting of the casualty lists, hoping to see your name
28. split/schzo/wes
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (05.13.11)
Please make certain that you're a passenger in the Flotilla, let's see if your courage is a large as your mouth
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birdi ,   israel   (05.13.11)
rofl. firstly schzo cant afford a trip down the road. secondly he aint got the baitzim to board a flotilla. his only courage is to click the ''send'' after his every pathetic talkback. poor downtrodden split.
30. #13, "True face of Israel"??
Tom ,   Jerusalem   (05.14.11)
You tiny hypocrite, 850 people have been killed in a few weeks in Syria, have you or any one else even said a small voice? Israel treats its Palestinian neighbours with respect (small exceptions by individual soldiers are not something one can control, but they do get punished).
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