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Erdogan: Normalization depends on Israel's actions
Yoav Zitun
Published: 24.03.13, 17:10
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31. get out of Cyprus
avi ,   nyc   (03.24.13)
Turkey end your illegal occupation of Cyprus
32. Obviously some confusion
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.24.13)
about what Netanyahu actually signed up to when he apologise. The apology was only part of the deal, there also has to be compensation to the families of those killed by the IDF and also lift the siege on Gaza. Erdogan, will not agree to a normalisation until these three things are fulfilled, and probably why the doorman has gone ape.
33. Turkey
Steve a ,   manchester England   (03.24.13)
Just how many Armenians did the Turks murder ? Will they apologise ? Don't hold your breath.
34. Shame on Bibi
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.24.13)
35. Dirty rotten trick Obama played on Bibi.........But if
Natan ,   Israel   (03.24.13)
he can't stand up to this what ill he do when the going gets really tough?
36. I agree 100% with # 26
Rodney ,   C.T. SA.   (03.24.13)
In fact I would like to say that Israel appears to be getting stupider by the day. What a shame.
37. This Erdogan is plain evil... you can almost see his horns
Tina ,   USA   (03.24.13)
38. two steps forward one step back - on either side
N ,   N   (03.24.13)
39. Apology
Enoch   (03.24.13)
After kissing Erdogan's behind, Bibi should do it with every Muslem leader. This will bring peace and goodwill (just kidding)
40. Classic patron - lackey dynamics
Cameron ,   USA   (03.24.13)
Must have been quite the conversation Obama & Net had. Net got his orders & carried them out. It does finally reduce down to that level. No more of that self-indulgent illusion that Israel is some sort of independent, superpower "equal" after this business I trust.
41. Bibi is a great man and he loves Israel.
Keren ,   IL-BR   (03.24.13)
Israel is not an easy boat to be lead and truth to be said:Israel under Bibi has been a lot better than before. His apologies to that Mad were out of concern for Israel even if in detriment of himself. I donĀ“t think it was bad;perhaps just useless. Anyone of us would not stand so much pressure as Netanyahu has stood.He is super. But now time is for different rethoric.The old way of politics seems not to work anymore and I guess Netanyahu started realizing that and started changing. Just an impression...
42. PATHETIC ...ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC
Esther ,   Selkirk Canada   (03.24.13)
43. Obama still comes out smelling like a rose
Devorah   (03.24.13)
I find it difficult to believe that Obama did not know this was coming from Erdogan. In fact, I would not be surprised if Obama contributed to it. Whatever the case, Obama can just shrug his shoulders and say he tried to make peace between Israel and Turkey, and the world will believe him. Certain Israelis will still believe him. On the surface, the "apology" seemed like an acceptable strategy against the Syrian rebels. But it was nothing more than a betrayal against Israel. Unless Obama publicly condemns Erdogan's latest demands, he must be factored out of any future equations. Not a word he, nor anyone in his administration, says can be trusted ... ever.
44. I suggest that Israel apologizes its existence...
Yossef   (03.25.13)
and then pushes the auto-destruction button : 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Boomm!!!
45. I'm in some bad dream
Steven ,   Usa   (03.25.13)
We should also apologize to hitler for us walking to slow in the gas chambers so this way he will let us live a few more days.
46. Bibi has been had,Erdogan stuck it up Bibi.
Dany Toren ,   Haifa Israel   (03.25.13)
When Bibi said that we won't apologize I was proud of him.Now he has folded. Lieberman was right,Bibi ....YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE APOLOGIZED.....You look made us look like idiots.........Bibi grow a spine.....
47. Can I give you a reply from the United States Citizens!
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (03.25.13)
It will be a cold day in Mecca. You want an apology for doing nothing wrong, but protecting ones self, when getting aboard a ship full of nutty Muslim Rioters, intent on harming Jews. Now that isn't enough. Get over yourself and your misguided cult following theocracy, that hates Jews and anyone who doesn't cow tow to Allah and his bomb sniffing worship, to kill the infidel with nasty explosive devices. Why don't you just give up Allah...and start worshiping Alfred Nobel instead. He's done more for your cause than the little guy that wandered the desert having fanciful fantasies of grandieur of himself and his own self worship.
48. both ways
yaacovic   (03.25.13)
I hope Erdogan realises that normalisation also depends on Turkey exhibiting compassion for the people of Israel and stopping the offensive anti-Israel rhetoric he has become accustomed to delivering.
49. Israel should take the lead for Armenian genocide awareness
Yaniv ,   Israel   (03.25.13)
50. OH! What happened Erdogan? Did you
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (03.25.13)
have a change of heart again? What a weird guy Turkey has chosen to lead them! Now, I'm sure that he is just a freaking Idiot.
51. #5 No he does not realize good things
Mira ,   Vienna   (03.25.13)
becvause he is a thoroughly evil Islamist of the worst sort. He will find now any possible excuse why NOT to normalize, but he might be forced to as he was forced to accept the apology after the recent disgusting comments he did.
52. Compensation for the "victims'
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (03.25.13)
here's a buck and a half. What's next for discussion? ( wasn't each IHH dead terrorist also paid $ 10,000.00 by erdogen, the news said that money was found ) Will erdogen pocket that money or, will he hand it over to the thugs relatives? Did anyone ask?
53. Ottomaniac nostalgy
Rapahel ,   Netanya   (03.25.13)
Bibi gave Merdogan the illusion of recovering his colonial upmanship upon the sanjaks of southern Syria. A wrong signal.
54. apologies are due
Leslie Green ,   New York   (03.25.13)
"Arab states are considering the possibility of demanding that Israel apologize for killings in Palestinian territories and in Lebanon, in the same way that they apologized to Turkey for the Marmara". Certainly we'll do that. When the Russians apologize to us for the progroms, and the Spanish and the Catholic church apologize to us for the Inquisition and the Arabs apologize to us for the Jerusalem massacres of '21, the Hebron and Safed massacres of '29, the dozens murdered in 1936, the 38 Tiberias Massacre....etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.
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