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Anti-Israel slur used by Turkish premier
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Published: 17.05.14, 09:28
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1. So, "Israeli spawn" is a curse?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.17.14)
Wow! Good to know that Israel must be doing something right! Poor Erdogan. The Turkish economy is in such dire straits ... the masses are unhappy ... he keeps staring at Israel's two huge natural gas fields, wondering what might have been ... So close ... yet so far away. Strutting little bantam rooster's days are numbered. "Israeli spawn?" I'll take that as a compliment, thank you very much.
2. ERDOGANS IDEE FIX
Mazal ,   T/A Israel   (05.17.14)
This erDOG attack automatically Israel when he feels his political carriere is in danger ! This is the best way to please his Islamist electorate who became deeply anti Israel since erDOG political party AKP came to power and they were intoxicated almost daily by erDOG daily anti Israel rhetorique !
3. No Israeli assistance for Turkey until the swine Erdogan
A ,   Belgium   (05.17.14)
is gone!
4. So all Turks are not radical Islamists.
Turk ,   Turkey   (05.17.14)
Maybe now Israelis give up their habit of seeing always the bad side of Turkey.
5. Turks are not Europeans.
Vidal ,   Hamilton   (05.17.14)
Keep Turkey out of E.U. -- Turkey has really gone downward with this Erdogan character.
6. It wasn't "spawn" that he said...
J ,   USA   (05.17.14)
This is a mistranslation. It was "sperm", and an insulting version of the word "sperm". It was more like "c-mwad" in English. This term in Turkish is one of most insulting term that can be said. I don't know what he said was sanitized on this website; similar to calling a terrorist a militant.
7. @AFP: Stop provoking people!
Mehmet ,   Istanbul   (05.17.14)
There is no such an expression like "Israeli Spawn!" in Turkish.
8. #4, we see the good side of Turkey, thats
benji   (05.17.14)
why Israelis still vacation there, its just ErDOGan is giving the country a bad name. He is a desperate man clutching at straws and cursing Israel, the mans a class act Cretin!
9. CNN makes no mention of the anti-semitic slur
Joe Fraser   (05.17.14)
Maybe someone should draw it to their attention
10. 4 Turk.Bad side,what can we do,
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.17.14)
if you keep showing it.
11. Erdogan :keep hating Jews and Israel,
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.17.14)
but continue to buy products,made in Israel,we understand your need to hate,otherwise you'll explode,we know you are dominated by your arab wife,who orders you to hate Jews and Israel.
12. NATO-Turkey-Russia
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.17.14)
In the past,secular Turkey was an important pillar in NATO against the soviets,but things have changed,today Russia poses no threat to Europe,while Turkey changed its skin,it became a radical muslim state,( remember the Armada terrorista send by Turkey to attack Israel,muslim radical Turkey covered its eyes with the veil,so,Turkey should be ousted from NATO,and Russia admitted into NATO,the conflict over Ukraine is silly,Ukraine is a basket case,whoever wins,will have to feed and oil 50 Million Ukrainians,or split Ukraine in 2, Russian Othodox east to Russia,Catholic west to Poland ?.so the issue can be solved in 5 minutes,Russia and the west should give up their ego,and realize who the enemy is.
13. #4, Erdogan is the Islamic sperm curse of Turkey
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.17.14)
14. Turk # 4
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (05.17.14)
We are waiting for you to show us a good side. I imagine it could take a while.
15. To mods of ynetnews - please do not ignore this message.
blog2038 ,   usa   (05.17.14)
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16. To nr 4 You Turks are funny. By the way - leave Islam!
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (05.17.14)
You constantly ramble about Turkey's greatness and glory and about the neo-Ottoman empire, and you demand this and you demand that from Israel and others (as if you were the rulers on Earth) and then you get mad and even hysterical and ready to cry when people oppose Turkey's evil and malign nature and you get absolutely hysterical when Israel and other nations refuse to commit national suicide to make you "happy". Turkey - a country of divas and prima donnas? The theological foundation of Islam is based on genocide, Jew hatred, hatred of Christians, hatred of non-Moslems and non-believers, slavery, despotism and denial of human rights and women's rights. IT'S ALL IN THE KORAN! If you honestly oppose radical Islam you should actually be honest with yourself: Islam itself is radical, and as a Jew, I will NEVER accept Islam in any shape or form - EVER. There is NO such thing such as "radical" and "moderate" Islam. In Islam - its either all of it or none of it, because according to your theology, the Koran is "God's final Word" which means that you can't pick this and leave other things out. By nature, a true Moslem is radical. How do I know? By using the Koran as a source - it's all in the Koran. The Koran also says paradoxically that Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people. So why can't Turks respect this and leave your inflated Turkish nationalist egoes aside, stop siding with the Arabs and the "Palestinians" and simply accept that ALL of Israel is the JEWISH homeland? A litmus test here: accept that we will expel the Arabs aka "Palestinians" from Israel, annex Judea, Samaria and Gaza, tear down the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque and replace them with the Third Jewish Temple. If you accept it, we can talk. If you don't want to accept it, and you feel "provoked" by it, it means you have declared war on us. It's that simple. I will never bow to anyone - least of all - to a Moslem and a Turk. Either you accept Israel in its totality meaning Israel belongs 100% to the Jews - spiritually, culturally, nationally, legally, politically, historically, demographically and ethnically, or you declare war on us - which in a sense, your country already has. But Israel won't kowtow to you and you won't Blackmail Israel into "sharing" or carving up its tiny land to make you "happy". Either you Turks accept Israel as a JEWISH STATE or you don't. There is no "middle way". I wasn't aware of Turks' good sides. Do you have any?
17. How to treat Erdogan...like a dog?
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (05.17.14)
...is either to Place him in an Electric chair and fry his Turkish behind until his Brains and Eyes pop like popcorn, or you simply Place him in an Israel prison, where 15-20 Israeli Soldiers armed with baseball bats beat him up until every bone in ErDOG's body is broken and until he stops to breathe. Anti-Semites understand naked, brute force - nothing else. The way to speak to an anti-Semite is to beat him up until you need a spoon to pick him up from the wall. ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ANTI-SEMITISM! Erdogan is Turkey's Hitler and therefore he needs to be treated like a dog. And yes - I mean EVERY SINGLE Word of what I wrote!
18. #4 we all know Turks are good people
(05.17.14)
but we can't take the risk of a violent minority trying to get his way, when the government clearly agrees with them.
19. 16 Alexander.you make a lot of sense,
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (05.17.14)
but your ideas of expelling the Palestinians,tearing down the mosque,are completely crazy,very close to erdogan's ideas about the Jews.
20. The miners are Erdogan's 2nd class people
N ,   N   (05.17.14)
His comparisons with past accidents (1838, 1862) imply that in his eyes their working conditions and work safety should only be comparable to that of the English miners of the 19th century. Disgusting!
21. Must have lost something in translation...
Jhan   (05.17.14)
"spawn"? really?
22. Ankara and Jerusalem
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn, Holland   (05.17.14)
Also "islam"-Turkey can taken an example to Israel, about liberty, freedom, financing, human rights-policy and democracy, to name something. Also, Israel, forever, ever and always!
23. 16
anton ,   istanbul   (05.17.14)
Before i get to you little alexander, i would like to say i am sorry for what he said and remind you that erdoğan althou is prime minister he speaks only his own funny opinions not turkish nation now alex, i must say you kind of look like sarah b in your thinking and i dont mean this in good way :D but ur free to take it any way u'd like there absolutly no logic in saying that thre is no moderate islam but just radicalism which by the way is ironic because they way you composed your comment is shallow and radical i suspect you even read the koran and i also suspect you^d be honest to say you didint , i didnt but i have friends who did and those friends belive me are good people very moderate minding their own busisness vis a vis otehr religions another mstake of your is to say israel is the homeland of jewish people im sorry buddy but its not :) isreal is the homeland of israeli people which consist of jewish muslim christian and atheists israelis, lastly saying ur not awere of turks having good side means i have actually wasted my time with you but universe is funny and i like surprises :D
24. Santa Sofia and Al Aqsa
diana ,   atlanta, ga   (05.18.14)
I guess that if Turkey can turn Santa Sofia into a mosque Alexander can turn Al Aqsa into a Synagogue
25. Anton is wrong again. Turkey was the role model for Nazis.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.18.14)
26. To nr 19 No J.K there is a big difference
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (05.18.14)
There is no "Palestinian" people - they're Arabs, and they are demographically threatening our country's existence, and they want to take over our country - they make no secret of that. This is self defense and nothing else. What Erdogan wants is to ethnically cleanse Jews from Turkey despite the fact that Jews are friendly, loyal, unarmed, constitute a small minority which has no intentions of turning Turkey into a Jewish state. Arabs want to destroy Israel. Jews do not want to destroy Turkey - neither demographically nor culturally nor politically nor legally. Arabs claim our land. Jews do not claim Turkey. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE! A minority Group trying to take over the host nation is NOT a democratic right and democracy CANNOT be abused ad infinitum by the Arabs. One civilization taking over another one is actually war and not a democratic right. Your reasoning regarding the tearing down of the mosques is upside down. These mosques are built at OUR expense in the HEART of OUR CAPITAL - NOT theirs. It's like saying that Moslems have a right to tear down Buckingham Palace in London, replace it with a mosque and then wonder why the host nation - the English, want to tear down the mosque and rebuild their national symbol - Buckingham Palce, in the heart of their capital. You really don't understand the problem of having a mosque - a FOREIGN symbol on the ruins of our two Jewish temples in heart of our capital? You really don't see the problem here? Why is it "crazy" to expel a hostile and aggressive population? Should we accept them amongst ourselves while they try to undermine our country? Forget it. Why is it crazy for Jews to reclaim the heart of their ancient capital city and DEMAND that foreigners unconditionally accept that they are foreign in our Jewish capital city? Claiming Jewish authority, independence and sovereignty in our capital is "crazy"? As long as people reason like you J.K. there will be conflicts. Moslems, Christians and other non-Jews cannot build mosques, churches and temples at our expense, erasing our history and pretending that they "own" our land. It's OUR land and ONLY our land - and this is NOT a matter of debate - EVER. "Palestinians" DO NOT EXIST - they're Arabs - get this into your head. They're not the historical population of the land - it's not their land - get this into your head. Not a single country out there J.K. would accept a foreign house of worship at the ruins of their house of worship in the very heart of their capital city! Unheard of in man's history!
27. above
moishe   (05.18.14)
Islam creates a lot of angry, crazy anti Semites! where was Allah when these miners were underground? miners could have used better safety than failed Devine intervention. Erdogan and government to blame for lax safety rules. surprised he did not blame Israel. not a reliable or useful member of NATO, either.
28. # 4 Turks are idiots and so are some Jews.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (05.18.14)
Turks for electing this fool, Erdogen and some Jews for spending their money in filthy politics Turkey. Spend your money in Israel. ALWAYS BUILDING !!!
29. # 23 Anton as long as you curse Israel YOU are cursed.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (05.18.14)
Either as an individual or, as a nation. ALWAYS BUILDING ISRAEL G-DS CHOSEN COUNTRY.
30. # 24 Hey Hey! Third temple???
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (05.18.14)
Let's do it!! BUILDING THE THIRD TEMPLE.. BABY !!!!
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