Opinion  Shimon Shiffer
Why Israel shouldn’t slam the door on its ties with Turkey
Shimon Shiffer
Published: 17.05.18, 22:50
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1. For the love of g.d and the cute bar zomer of this world
Tehraniporou   (05.17.18)
Wait be patient itsnotmeyahuuuu will come up with an Iranian trick out of his hat explaining that iran is major danger to all living being on the planet and it should be bombed. With nutsyyyyyahuuu every iran trick that could buy him some free time out of jail is good
2. I wonder how often Israelis and pro-Israeli advocates...
Gunnar ,   Warsaw, Poland   (05.17.18)
... think of the fact that there is one single formula that overnight could improve the diplomatic relations with the whole world (including Turkey), and for Israel to regain the respect of everybody.

JUST END THE OCCUPATION!!!! It really is that simple.
3. T.ERDogram won't be there forever...perhaps a year or less..
DAVID ZEEMAN ,   Brookhaven   (05.17.18)
then he will become one with saddamn gadafy arafrat ...

Everybody is out to kill this guy, including himself!
4. Same mentality gets same failed results
SM ,   In The West   (05.18.18)
“We have reached the precipice,” he said, “and neither side should jump.”

If this would be true, who has actually brought both sides to the precipice? I say categorically that it is Erdogan and Turkey who have caused the massive rift. This is what has happened over and over, normal rational people cannot understand the addled muslim brain - they expect reason and logic, and of course - don't get it. Israel has not done anything to deserve Turkey's disgusting conduct. Erdogan is just looking for excuses to have bad relations he will go down in history as just another muslim genocidal monster.
5. Don't slam the door act like a Turkey stooge
Ron ,   Melbourne   (05.18.18)
Arafat is a partner for peace, Abbas is the partner for peace, oh Turkey is really a partner, leaving Gaza will bring the Paris of the middle east, etc, etc. How many times have we heard the excuses? - Turkey sends some Trinkets and the expectations is Israel has to be their stooge. Turkey flams the Hamas fires not the opposite - unless day is night and night is day.
6. poor report
guy ,   tel aviv   (05.18.18)
what a poor report - such a weak view of the situation. and very negative.
We should not be able to be bought because of business interests. there is right and wrong, and erodan publically shamnes us and we should stand up for ourselves exactly as Bibi is acting. Our heads should be held up with pride. you are suggesting we shake at the knees and that he failked miserably, what asbout our incredible relationship with usa? this is real success.
7. great ending punch line, but he saved us from the murderers.
jore ,   la   (05.18.18)
and that's a good job done. Before Israel we were murdered with impunity. In fact it was fun to kill a Jew. Now the killers are the ones finding themselves dead. The world is just not used to this. That's why the uproar from the euro-trash and news reporters. We are not the silent lambs.
8. Shimon Shiffer = MONEY
Mordechai ,   Los Angeles   (05.18.18)
This article promotes the worst caricature about Jews! At least we know that Shiffer is like most Israelis... after money. That my own people are like this makes me sick. Capable of so much better. And, no, it’s not “just like in America”. Here, we usually value our people and freedoms over money. Get a clue
9. Trow the key
Natan Galkowicz   (05.18.18)
Solution ? Take both Netaniau and Erdogan ,
Put on a room, shut down the lights
CLOSE THE DOOR and throw away
The key .... let's leave they alone for
fighting. Neither represent their people.
10. If Poland invaded Turkey from the rear would Greece help?
Bobby Zimmerman ,   Duluth, MN USA   (05.18.18)
11. Erdogan is trying to steal the Temple Mount
Abu Khaled ,   Unified Jerusalem   (05.18.18)
The demented psychopath must be stopped.
12. In light of the brilliant tactics Bibi has been employing
(05.18.18)
until now (the results are self-evident), we can rest assured, that whatever seems strange in our relation to Turkish behavior, has a deeper, hidden agenda.
I for one am totally at ease.
13. As long as Erdogan and his Islamo Fascist Party
Koose E Mack ,   Greatest Satan..NYC   (05.18.18)
rules Turkey, there is no one to talk with! Remove the Ambassadord from Turkey snf from Israel and put Turkey on par with Iran.
When the Regimes change, we can re-open diplomatic relations.
14. GOOD, rational column Shimon Shiffer!
Rafi ,   US   (05.18.18)
15. Rising from the dead Imbecile Shiffer is worse than ever
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (05.18.18)
16. please slam the door
Tayfun ,   Istanbul   (05.18.18)
compensation to Marmara families are not sufficient.
when a member of nation is killed families cannot settle the issue accepting money. in islamic law it is possible to compensate families therefore solve problem peacefully. But in secular law, killing a member of a nation opens a nation wide issue, unless Turkish nation forgive you are not forgiven.
you will hand over murderers, their commanders and all relevant figures who take part in murdering to Turkey for trial. beside killings were made with plan before hand and those who will be killed chosen before the even took place. israeli commandos came with some images in their hand to find who to kill. you will also give names in Turkish side who collaborated with you. yes it was not only israel but Turkish side was involved in killings.
main target of mavi marmara was a scenario to result in a bloody massacre to convice Esad of syria Israel and AKP were severe antagonism
Erdoğan and akp had a role to convince Esad to seperate its ways with Iran.
however scenario did not apply to real world and Esad did not seperate his way with iran. syrian civil war was 2nd plan.
Mavi marmara massacre is an israili Turkish/akp joint project.
17. Post Zionist Shiffer infected ״ Stockholm Syndrome
PostZionistDisease ,   Jerusalem   (05.19.18)
18. Bibi's son said it best "F..K Turkey ! "
deavman ,   TA   (05.19.18)
19. Holy site a lie
Ali   (05.20.18)
Everybody whos not an Idiot knows that tha Al Aqsa is NOT in Jerusalem!It was a Mosque elsewhere!At Mohammeds time there was NO MOSQUE in Jerusalem.
20. Return Hajia Sophia Holiest site of Greeks
GreeksRightOfReturn ,   Jerusalem   (05.20.18)
The most sacred site to the Orthodox
Christian World is The famous
Hajia Sophia the Greek “Vatican”
Plundered and made a mosque museum by the
Turks interesting no matter what The Turks did to the Greeks
Massive expulsions Millions churches destroyed
Greek Armenian and Assyrian Christians
Slaughtered they still hate Israel. ...?!
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