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'Turkey violating international law'
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 06.09.11, 21:15
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31. PETTERI as soon as Israeli politicians BAN trade. Capishe??
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (09.07.11)
32. To #21, Petteri
Howard Immanuelson ,   US   (09.07.11)
No, Israeli politicians have never urged Israelis and Jews to boycott Turkey. Many are boycotting Turkey because you'd have to be an idiot to visit there at the moment given the hostile climate.
33. Turks also have no legal right to "patrol" Israel's coast
Dr. L. Brnd ,   San Diego, USA   (09.07.11)
That would violate the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zones of Israel and Cyprus, which Turk warships can not enter without permission and advance notice, except for free and innocent passage through, which precludes "patrolling" as imbecile Erdogan has been spouting. And he's certainly not going to do that with US-supplied ships or US-equipped ships (which is all of them) without triggering an arms embargo from the US Congress. Lets see just what kind of lunatic Erdogan really is. There are no Turkish "sea lanes" in that area for Turkey to be patrolling there. The safety of sea lanes in Israel's Exclusive Economic Zone is exclusively Israel's to assure. The last time Turkey tried this (with Greece) they wound up with Turk jet fighters at the bottom of the Aegean.
34. No. 22, before berating Israel you free Kurdistan, Hatay
Marco ,   Spain   (09.07.11)
Cyprus, Armenian Lands, Constantinople, Ionia, Thrace, Anatolia Hypocrite
35. turkey and israel
joel ,   usa   (09.07.11)
israel does not depend on trade with turkey, but west europe, that's the fact! turkey will lost surely many trade, and greece would probably shut down trade also with turkey since israel has a good relationship with greece; besides turkey as a muslim nation would want to use force to settle things as they did with greece!
36. Arduan, the fanatic mouslim, is the new face of Tur
Helmut ,   GERMANY   (09.07.11)
Be aware from the Turkish! Iran is there!
37. Bahceli hates Israel more.
Mehmet ,   Ankara   (09.07.11)
Bahceli hates Israel more. Bahceli is the Lieberman of Turkey..
38. Stop Using the Kurds.
Zaza ,   Mardin   (09.07.11)
Israelis stop using our Issue with Turkey. There were Kurds on the Mavi Marmara. We are with our Islamic brothers in Palestine.
39. Welcome to Turkey
Tomy ,   Serbia   (09.07.11)
to the land of janissaries,devshirme,Cypriot,Assyrian,Armenian,Kurdish,Greek,Byzantine,Serb,Macedonian,Bulgarian and Bosnian genocides Stolen land and a state created on the bones of millions
40. MORE PALLYWOOD/TURKEYWOOD
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (09.07.11)
So basically what were seeing is Israel being used as a scapegoat by Turkey and as a diversion. As Bahceli (Turkish opposition leader) stated : "that Turkey, which has failed to gain international support for its proposals, is finding refuge in false hostility towards Israel to garner internal support and avoid conflicts over the missile defense system." When it comes to defense trade freeze announced by Erdogan we find this: "The two governments have not traded with each other for some time and defense trade has also ceased long ago, (Israeli) state officials said." When will the lies (through omission of facts) ever stop? All the Muslim countries just love to play the "hate Israel" game, for what reason? To gain internal populous support, what does that tell you about the Muslim world? Plus stopping trade with Israel for political reasons is illegal, and lawsuits can be brought to the WTO by Israeli businesses against the government of Turkey.
41. Turkey
Jason Alster ,   Wethersfield CT USA   (09.07.11)
Turkey will next ask Lawerence of Arabia to apologize for blowing up the Turkish railroad.
42. Erdogan is going to get his country kicked out of NATO.
Susan ,   Kfar Saba   (09.07.11)
43. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE OTHER NEWS
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (09.07.11)
beside Turkey, please? We get it they don't like anymore. What else is new?
44. Turkey-Israel Relations. Can anyone understand?
Tim ,   Brighton   (09.07.11)
This is one case where the situation is blindingly obvious to everyone EXCEPT for the politicians Apart from a few hotheads Turks and Israelis look upon this spat with sheer bewildermment as Macho Diddy Ahmet Davutoglu milks this situation so he looks good in front of the cameras and as Lieberman whistles in the wind hoping that this will all blow away They need to get their act together and find a form of words that is acceptable to both and move on. They want to be treated seriously as responsible Regional Players? Then ACT like it!. The last thing the region needs is for Turkey and Israel rather like a couple of badly behaved schoolchildren playing macho man so that it adds more instability and tension in the region Shame on you both
45. #38
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (09.07.11)
There were Kurds and Jews on Mavi Marmara, so what? The Turkish occupation of Kurdistan must end and Kurdistan must be free, even if some Kurds support Erdogan. Why is this difficult for you?
46. Loot at mirror
davutoglu ,   Los Angeles   (09.08.11)
you are living an occupied land take a look at a mirror...You will always need to Turkey as before..Turkey will help you again no worries...we Turks always look at humanity side..remember 500 years ago if can, or read your history.If you say it is to far remember 50 years ago germany years..
47. # 46 Davutoglu and STRUMA
Anadelfos ,   Athens Greece   (09.08.11)
I go 68 years back in History and read that the passenger ship STRUMA with 768 Jews men women and clildren, was refused food and fuel and sent back to Kara Deniz at 23/02/1942, where it was torpedoed by a russian submarine. Everybody except one person perished. So thank you Turkey for your warm hospitality.
48. Answer to turkic voice sydney
Mary ,   Cyprus   (09.16.11)
If you are in a glass house u cannot throw stones. First ask your country and your [brainless PM to free Cyprus and after you give orders to others.
49. YOUR HISTORY
Mary ,   GREEK CYPRUS   (09.16.11)
Shows all the humanity how many people have been genocited by you and how many times u have stolen land of other nations.
50. Look what u do...
mary ,   GREEK CYPRUS   (09.16.11)
Nearly 4000 women are killed by their husbands boyfriends in turkey. After they were warned by EE they dont kill them, they are afraid of being jailed. and they make them suicide!!!! When they go to police to complain they ignore them. This is your country and your laws, therefor shut your mouth up!
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