Erdoğan’s party rejects motion to cancel agreements with Israel

[rashid.sarwar]

A motion proposing the annulment of economic, military and political agreements between Turkey and Israel was voted down by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its election ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in Parliament on Thursday, the T24 news website reported.

The motion was submitted by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

“A motion for parliamentary evaluation of the annulment of all political, economic and military agreements and the imposition of economic sanctions on Israel has been rejected by the votes of the AKP and MHP,” the HDP tweeted.

“AKP to continue with Israel,” said main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Ali Şeker in a tweet, underlining the gap between the words and deeds of the ruling party concerning Israeli and Palestine policy.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday called on Muslim countries to review their ties with Israel, a day after Israeli security forces killed 60 Palestinians during protests on the Gaza border.

President Erdoğan on Monday called Israel a “terror state” and added that “the assault on the Gaza protesters exposed Israel’s ugly face, one that is carrying out genocide in Gaza.”

Ankara on Tuesday recalled its ambassadors from Washington and Tel Aviv to hold an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on May 18.

In Istanbul on Monday, thousands protested the recent developments in Palestine.

Erdoğan’s party rejects motion to cancel agreements with Israel

 

[xenon54 out]

Dont listen to Erdogans ''Palestine'' rants, Turkish economy is going down the drain and theres still a month till elections (early elections, it should actually have been in 2019), he needs something to change the topic in the country and this issue serves it perfectly.
Israel is like a gift from god for him, all the publicity stunts and empty talks do nothing when there is no action.

 

[Solomon2]

President Erdoğan on Monday called Israel a “terror state” and added that “the assault on the Gaza protesters exposed Israel’s ugly face, one that is carrying out genocide in Gaza.”

Dont listen to Erdogans ''Palestine'' rants, Turkish economy is going down the drain and theres still a month till elections (early elections, it should actually have been in 2019), he needs something to change the topic in the country and this issue serves it perfectly.
Israel is like a gift from god for him, all the publicity stunts and empty talks do nothing when there is no action.

Turk beseeches Erdoğan to reject Hamas propaganda
A senior official at Turkish Airlines' Israeli office 30 years ago publishes open letter to Erdoğan inviting him to visit Israeli Arab cities and 'discover who true terrorists are'; like Kurdish insurgents, Öcal says Hamas terrorists use women, children as human shields; 'Jews never betrayed Turkey, but Palestinians have.'

Itamar Eichner|Published: 05.23.18 , 18:41

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan increased his public hostility toward Israel, calling it a "terror and apartheid state," a Turkish national wrote an open appeal to his country's leader, calling on him to stop using Israel as a political battering ram and to reject the Hamas terror group's false propaganda.

The man, İsmail Günal Öcal, was a senior official at Turkish Airlines' Israeli office some 30 years ago.

Öcal, 70, opened his Facebook appeal by saying Erdoğan was a "gentleman, a Turkish and Muslim person. I'm 70, and fear no one but God. I propose for you to visit Israel as a tourist for five days. Don't be scared, they won't assassinate you."


President Erdoğan was invited by Öcal to visit Arab-Israeli cities such as Sakhnin and Arraba (Photo: MCT)

The Turk's appeal came following a tumultuous week and a half on Israel's Gaza frontier, with the "March of Return" border protests culminating on Nakba Day and 61 Palestinian casualties in a single day.

The Turkish president, meanwhile, leveled serious accusations at Israel and went so far as to expel the Israeli ambassador from Turkey, who then underwent a meticulous and humiliating physical search at Istanbul's international airport that included him taking off his shoes.

Consequently, the highest ranking Turkish diplomat remaining in Israel, Umut Deniz, was then called in to be reprimanded at Jerusalem's Foreign Affairs Ministry. The following day, Erdoğan compared Israel's actions with those of the Nazis and pledged to reconsider continued bilateral economic relations after the upcoming elections.

In his appeal to the president, Öcal also recommended to Erdoğan to visit Arab communities in Israel and the territories, including Sakhnin, Umm al-Fahm, Arraba, Yatta, Jaffa and Gaza and discover who the true terrorists are.



Turk İsmail Günal Öcal wrote President Erdoğan an open letter calling on him to disbelieve Hamas's propaganda

He further maintained that Hamas, which rules the isolated enclave of Gaza, used tactics reminiscent of the communist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Turkey has designated as a terror group and waged a years' long campaign against, by using innocent people—including women and children—as human shields.

Öcal also beseeched Erdoğan to reject Hamas's propaganda, and noted that 43 of the 61 people killed in Gaza were Hamas terrorists (an official from the terror group admitted to an even higher number—ed).

Erdoğan's 36 advisors, the Turk added, were not telling him the truth about Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. "They are not friends of Turkey. The Jews have never betrayed Turkey, but the Palestinians have."

Finally, Öcal called on his president to stop employing his belligerent rhetoric against the Jews and Israel, and to try and call in the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians for peace talks. "It'll win you a Nobel Prize," Öcal promised.

"When you're saying Israel is a terror state that kills children, you're propagating a falsehood. Israel is defending its borders from Hamas's Palestinian terrorists. Please, think logically. I've lived in Tel Aviv for five years. I skirted death on two occasions. A lot of people were wounded and killed by Hamas's terrorist attacks against innocent people," Öcal concluded.

Pre-election messages

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, an academic specializing in Turkey at Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, explained that Erdoğan's statements were mostly calibrated towards Turkey's impending general elections.

"Right up to the elections, he is looking to send a message of, 'We heard Israel's agriculture minister. They don't want to import agricultural products from us.' So naturally Erdoğan as a personality has to retort, by telling the Turkish people that will be discussed after the elections," he said.

"Once economic relations are severed, Turkey will be shooting itself in the foot and (Erdoğan) is aware of that. The economic situation in Turkey is not great as it is, so I don't think that will come to pass," he opined.

Similarly, the oft-repeated threats by Israeli officials to recognize the Armenian genocide was aimed at achieving the same purpose, Cohen Yanarocak claimed. "The two governments are attempting to garner more support from their publics by verbal attacks on the other side, which is a shame because it poisons our friendship," he lamented.

While Erdoğan was "all-powerful" in Turkey, Cohen Yanarocak said he still had advisers, who in most cases told him what he wanted to hear.

"That's the heart of the problem. I propose to wait until June 24 for the election results. He'd consider any result under 50 percent a failure, despite his lead. If it goes to a second round, he doesn't want all of his detractors to support a different candidate," the researcher concluded.

First published: 05.23.18, 18:41

 

[Mucahit]

Turk beseeches Erdoğan to reject Hamas propaganda
A senior official at Turkish Airlines' Israeli office 30 years ago publishes open letter to Erdoğan inviting him to visit Israeli Arab cities and 'discover who true terrorists are'; like Kurdish insurgents, Öcal says Hamas terrorists use women, children as human shields; 'Jews never betrayed Turkey, but Palestinians have.'

Itamar Eichner|Published: 05.23.18 , 18:41

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan increased his public hostility toward Israel, calling it a "terror and apartheid state," a Turkish national wrote an open appeal to his country's leader, calling on him to stop using Israel as a political battering ram and to reject the Hamas terror group's false propaganda.

The man, İsmail Günal Öcal, was a senior official at Turkish Airlines' Israeli office some 30 years ago.

Öcal, 70, opened his Facebook appeal by saying Erdoğan was a "gentleman, a Turkish and Muslim person. I'm 70, and fear no one but God. I propose for you to visit Israel as a tourist for five days. Don't be scared, they won't assassinate you."


President Erdoğan was invited by Öcal to visit Arab-Israeli cities such as Sakhnin and Arraba (Photo: MCT)

The Turk's appeal came following a tumultuous week and a half on Israel's Gaza frontier, with the "March of Return" border protests culminating on Nakba Day and 61 Palestinian casualties in a single day.

The Turkish president, meanwhile, leveled serious accusations at Israel and went so far as to expel the Israeli ambassador from Turkey, who then underwent a meticulous and humiliating physical search at Istanbul's international airport that included him taking off his shoes.

Consequently, the highest ranking Turkish diplomat remaining in Israel, Umut Deniz, was then called in to be reprimanded at Jerusalem's Foreign Affairs Ministry. The following day, Erdoğan compared Israel's actions with those of the Nazis and pledged to reconsider continued bilateral economic relations after the upcoming elections.

In his appeal to the president, Öcal also recommended to Erdoğan to visit Arab communities in Israel and the territories, including Sakhnin, Umm al-Fahm, Arraba, Yatta, Jaffa and Gaza and discover who the true terrorists are.



Turk İsmail Günal Öcal wrote President Erdoğan an open letter calling on him to disbelieve Hamas's propaganda

He further maintained that Hamas, which rules the isolated enclave of Gaza, used tactics reminiscent of the communist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Turkey has designated as a terror group and waged a years' long campaign against, by using innocent people—including women and children—as human shields.

Öcal also beseeched Erdoğan to reject Hamas's propaganda, and noted that 43 of the 61 people killed in Gaza were Hamas terrorists (an official from the terror group admitted to an even higher number—ed).

Erdoğan's 36 advisors, the Turk added, were not telling him the truth about Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iran. "They are not friends of Turkey. The Jews have never betrayed Turkey, but the Palestinians have."

Finally, Öcal called on his president to stop employing his belligerent rhetoric against the Jews and Israel, and to try and call in the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians for peace talks. "It'll win you a Nobel Prize," Öcal promised.

"When you're saying Israel is a terror state that kills children, you're propagating a falsehood. Israel is defending its borders from Hamas's Palestinian terrorists. Please, think logically. I've lived in Tel Aviv for five years. I skirted death on two occasions. A lot of people were wounded and killed by Hamas's terrorist attacks against innocent people," Öcal concluded.

Pre-election messages

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, an academic specializing in Turkey at Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, explained that Erdoğan's statements were mostly calibrated towards Turkey's impending general elections.

"Right up to the elections, he is looking to send a message of, 'We heard Israel's agriculture minister. They don't want to import agricultural products from us.' So naturally Erdoğan as a personality has to retort, by telling the Turkish people that will be discussed after the elections," he said.

"Once economic relations are severed, Turkey will be shooting itself in the foot and (Erdoğan) is aware of that. The economic situation in Turkey is not great as it is, so I don't think that will come to pass," he opined.

Similarly, the oft-repeated threats by Israeli officials to recognize the Armenian genocide was aimed at achieving the same purpose, Cohen Yanarocak claimed. "The two governments are attempting to garner more support from their publics by verbal attacks on the other side, which is a shame because it poisons our friendship," he lamented.

While Erdoğan was "all-powerful" in Turkey, Cohen Yanarocak said he still had advisers, who in most cases told him what he wanted to hear.

"That's the heart of the problem. I propose to wait until June 24 for the election results. He'd consider any result under 50 percent a failure, despite his lead. If it goes to a second round, he doesn't want all of his detractors to support a different candidate," the researcher concluded.

First published: 05.23.18, 18:41

I like how Palestinians recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide", support PKK and betray Turkey but still get sympathy from Turkish people...Such a shame we risk our relations with Israel over this nonsense, We had deep relations with the Jews starting from Ottoman Era and continued until today...When Armenians and Greeks introduced reports against Turkey in the US parliament it was the Jews and some other Muslim nations(Somalis) that stood up for us.

Erdoğan likes to play to the crowd but in the background still does business with Israel that's what annoys me the most.

 

[HamWatan]

Mandatory posting for whichever one of Erdogan's nonsensical fans think he's some sort of advocate of pan-Islamic unity, he's a charlatan through and through.

it was the Jews

You got along with fascists, nice job. Herzl and his ill-begotten lot.

 

[Max]

Lol. Only some Subcontinent's retard believe in erdogan's Palestine trick..

 

[HamWatan]

Yeah same bunch of braindead Pakistani/Bangladeshi fans alongwith Indonesians, Malaysians and of course Turks who think statements matter only.

 

[Tea addict]

Yeah same bunch of braindead Pakistani/Bangladeshi fans alongwith Indonesians, Malaysians and of course Turks who think statements matter only.

Few months back indian Muslims were sharing how turkey has attacked myanmar to save rohingyas.. South Asian Muslims are first to fall for this type of trick.

 

[HannibalBarca]

It's not only "Erdogan"...
All this "Islamist"s sphere is a mascarade...

Same happen in Tunisia... The only one who rejected a law that will criminalize any "relation" with Israel was... "Ennahda, The Islamist party of the political maiden..."
Even more recently... THE TOP 1 Anti-Israel Islamist figure... got caught in a hidden cam at Ramadan... Accepting to deal with Israel...

One thing every soul should remember... When you have someone/thing playing with the "Extreme card" in whatever situation/event... Most of the time... he/she using that "card" to hid his true self... a way to keep far away "Suspicion" that he/she deep down seek it...

"If my Love is not accepted...I will make sure to hate it for you... till I'm caught"

 

[HamWatan]

No it isn't, it's Erdogan who pulls the charade. Don't denigrate everyone else in a shoddy roundabout attempt to make Erdogan look like less of a piece of crap.

 

[Gomig-21]

Dont listen to Erdogans ''Palestine'' rants,

I'm surprised, where are all the Sultan cheerleaders? Suddenly they're zipping it up?! Strange.

Turkish economy is going down the drain

Really? The way some talk around here it's about to burst at the seams from all the growth. Is that really the case?

Israel is like a gift from god for him, all the publicity stunts and empty talks do nothing when there is no action.

It's actually refreshing to see such honesty in your criticizism.

 

[xenon54 out]

I'm surprised, where are all the Sultan cheerleaders? Suddenly they're zipping it up?! Strange.



Really? The way some talk around here it's about to burst at the seams from all the growth. Is that really the case?



It's actually refreshing to see such honesty in your criticizism.

The growth is lira based which rapidly looses value and this combined with high inflation.

I never hesitated to critisize Turkish goverment, i dont know why your so surprised at all.

 

[bsruzm]

The motion was submitted by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

I wonder what kind of harmful motion Israel requested HDP to submit, I must admit that it gives Israel and it's collaborates a nice chance to bash and downgrade Turkish government's efforts, especially it's stance regarding Jerusalem and President Erdogan personally.
Sorry, I am not buying it in case you wonder no reaction at all by the Turks?

 

[bdslph]

hahahah Turkey has been Pro ISrael all the time and its recognized Israel and has diplomatic economic military relation with israel
PALESTINE is a Just a drama acting to make dumb people melt there heart

 

[T-Rex]

hahahah Turkey has been Pro ISrael all the time and its recognized Israel and has diplomatic economic military relation with israel
PALESTINE is a Just a drama acting to make dumb people melt there heart

Netanyahu is one of those dumb people because he believes the 'drama' to be true. Here's a news for you.

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/05/22/562534/Israel-Kurd-independence