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Erdoğan only one who can rescue Shalit
Noam Shalit stands in front of a banner depicting his son, Gilad Shalit.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the only figure who can save captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, a prominent Turkish-Israeli businessman who delivered a letter from Shalits father to the premier has said.
Erdoğan would be the king of Israel if he could bring him home, Eliko Halit Dönmez said Wednesday.
Shalit was captured five years ago by Palestinian groups and is being held by Hamas as a trump card in negotiations with Israel for the release of Palestinian political prisoners. German and Egyptian mediation efforts have thus far failed to yield a result in his case.
Dönmez, who said Erdoğan had the most influence over Hamas, handed Noam Shalits letter to the Turkish prime minister last year. In his letter, the elder Shalit asked Erdoðan to get involved in efforts to secure the release of his son, who was 19 when he was captured.
Noam Shalit also asked for a meeting with Erdoğan, but such an audience was never granted. I have lost all my hope. My last chance is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the elder Shalit was quoted as saying by Dönmez.
The businessman said the recent uprising in Middle Eastern and North African countries, dubbed the Arab Spring, has helped cement Turkeys influence and its position as a leader in the region. The only power to have an influence over Hamas is Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan, Dönmez told the Anatolia news agency in an interview.
Gilad Shalit is the symbol of Israel and a national cause for the country. I think the person who solves this problem will be the national hero of Israel. If Erdoğan would be able to bring him home, he would be the king of Israel, Dönmez said.
He added that Hamas would act moderately in regards to a deal for an exchange of prisoners if Erdoğan stepped in as a mediator for the release of Shalit. In this case, Israel would be more flexible on demands by Hamas, he said.
Dönmez said he met Erdoğan in Ankara just two days after the Israeli commandos May 31, 2010, raid on the Gaza-bound aid ship Mavi Marmara. The two men met along with Israeli rabbi Menachem Froman, who works for peace with Palestine. The businessman said they received a warm reception from Erdoðan despite the straining of Turkish-Israeli ties by the killing of nine Turks in the raid.
Erdoan ‘only one’ who can rescue Shalit - Hurriyet Daily News
Noam Shalit stands in front of a banner depicting his son, Gilad Shalit.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the only figure who can save captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, a prominent Turkish-Israeli businessman who delivered a letter from Shalits father to the premier has said.
Erdoğan would be the king of Israel if he could bring him home, Eliko Halit Dönmez said Wednesday.
Shalit was captured five years ago by Palestinian groups and is being held by Hamas as a trump card in negotiations with Israel for the release of Palestinian political prisoners. German and Egyptian mediation efforts have thus far failed to yield a result in his case.
Dönmez, who said Erdoğan had the most influence over Hamas, handed Noam Shalits letter to the Turkish prime minister last year. In his letter, the elder Shalit asked Erdoðan to get involved in efforts to secure the release of his son, who was 19 when he was captured.
Noam Shalit also asked for a meeting with Erdoğan, but such an audience was never granted. I have lost all my hope. My last chance is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the elder Shalit was quoted as saying by Dönmez.
The businessman said the recent uprising in Middle Eastern and North African countries, dubbed the Arab Spring, has helped cement Turkeys influence and its position as a leader in the region. The only power to have an influence over Hamas is Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan, Dönmez told the Anatolia news agency in an interview.
Gilad Shalit is the symbol of Israel and a national cause for the country. I think the person who solves this problem will be the national hero of Israel. If Erdoğan would be able to bring him home, he would be the king of Israel, Dönmez said.
He added that Hamas would act moderately in regards to a deal for an exchange of prisoners if Erdoğan stepped in as a mediator for the release of Shalit. In this case, Israel would be more flexible on demands by Hamas, he said.
Dönmez said he met Erdoğan in Ankara just two days after the Israeli commandos May 31, 2010, raid on the Gaza-bound aid ship Mavi Marmara. The two men met along with Israeli rabbi Menachem Froman, who works for peace with Palestine. The businessman said they received a warm reception from Erdoðan despite the straining of Turkish-Israeli ties by the killing of nine Turks in the raid.
Erdoan ‘only one’ who can rescue Shalit - Hurriyet Daily News
