Article

2015-12-20 The Grand Turk

Hamas leader meets Turkish president amid talk of Jerusalem-Ankara detente

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 The ties that bind the Ikhwan leader Erdogan and Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood chapter in Gaza, are of decades duration. The ties that bind Israel to Erdogan seem to result from the potential sale of Israeli natural gas. As always, "follow the money."

Posted by Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-12-20 08:36|| 2015-12-20 08:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Agreed, Spomong Bourbon8696. But despite the honourable President Erdogan, trade between Turkey and Israel has quietly more than doubled over the past five years, according to Ynet. The current excitement is due to Mr. Erdogan fancying himself a master power broker, which would be cute were he not a Muslim Brotherhood brownshirt.

As for those Turkish nationals who were killed, they were IHH operatives[. Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to compensation because President Obama insisted it was necessary. Someday the money may actually be paid, should Mr. Erdogan actually hold up his side of the bargain.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-12-20 13:01|| 2015-12-20 13:01|| Front Page Top

22:17 Alaska Paul
22:15 Alaska Paul
22:06 DarthVader
21:38 USN, Ret.
21:35 KBK
19:48 JosephMendiola
19:44 JosephMendiola
19:43 Bill Clinton
19:37 Bill Clinton
19:18 pyromancer76
18:53 Barbara
18:45 Barbara
18:42 3dc
18:21 Alaska Paul
18:19 Alaska Paul
18:13 Frank G
18:08 newc
18:04 chris
17:48 Anon1
17:30 trailing wife
17:20 Sgt. D.T.
16:57 Raj
16:38 Alaska Paul
16:20 trailing wife