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No Final Solution Without Hamas, Turkish Ambassador To US Says |
2010-06-05 |
As the crisis over a deadly Israeli commando raid on a vessel carrying Turkish activists continued to command the attention of top officials in Washington, Jerusalem, and Istanbul, Namik Tan, the Turkish ambassador to the United States, called Friday for engaging Hamas in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But in an unfortunate turn of phrase, Tan twice said Friday that the militant Palestinian group, which the United States and Europe have designated a terrorist organization, is a necessary and important part of the "final solution" to the conflict. "For a final solution, you cannot ignore Hamas. That's what we are saying," said Ambassador Namik Tan. "This is not the first time that we are trying to bring this into the discussion. We have told this to the Israelis, to our American friends, to our international interlocutors, everyone. How could you imagine a final solution without Hamas?" Freudian slip? A Turkish secularist mole warning us? |
Posted by:Sharong Hupainter1884 |
#6 That has to be the best "straight line" so far. Maybe next he should propose that "If the Palestinians work harder, they might gain their freedom", kind of a "work makes free" moment. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-06-05 10:29 |
#5 Hamas has always been in favor of the Final Solution. |
Posted by: Nero Grereque7054 2010-06-05 07:51 |
#4 Indeed, I suspect he meant exactly what he said. Also, LOL turks, no, you werent' fierece in Korea, it was a construct of the times. |
Posted by: Shipman 2010-06-05 07:24 |
#3 OOOPSIES, forgot TOPIX > ISRAEL PREPARED TO BE UNPOPULAR TO KEEP ITS SURVIVAL. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-05 02:02 |
#2 ION TOPIX > KRAUTHAMMER: AN UNARMED ISRAEL..THE [new + more/greater]FINAL SOLUTION? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-06-05 02:01 |
#1 Y'know, it could just be that he meant exactly what he said. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-06-05 00:29 |