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| The Grand Turk | |
| Turkish 'Red Book' irks Israel | |
| 2010-11-01 | |
| Tel Aviv has asked Israelis not to visit Turkey after Ankara put Israel's name back in The Red Book, a security document which lists the country's "enemies." "Our citizens have nothing to do in Turkey," Israeli Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov said on Sunday, AFP reported. Saturday reports said the Turkish National Security Council's (MGK) revised the dossier, citing Israeli "actions and policies" as the root of regional volatilities. Turkey had grown wary of Israel's capability to knock the region off balance due to Tel Aviv's attempts to vilify Iran's nuclear program, the reports said. This is while Iran says its nuclear program is solely aimed at peaceful purposes and the IAEA has in its 22 reports confirmed the non-diversion of nuclear material in the country. Israel's aggression on the Paleostinians and the likelihood that it renews its deadly strikes against Leb had also concerned Ankara, the reports added. Israel's political footwork "could lead to an arms race in the Middle East," MGK also warned, while calling Tel Aviv "a central threat to Turkey." The comments come amid Israel's continued refusal to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Tel Aviv continues to remain silent on its widely-reported possession of hundreds of nuclear warheads.
The attackers swarmed the fleet in international waters as it was taking relief supplies to the Gazoo Strip and killed nine Turkish muscle. Turkey has called on Israel to offer an apology, acknowledge an international, impartial inquiry and its conclusion and compensate the survivors. Ankara has threatened to sever ties with Tel Aviv, should Israel fail to meet either of the demands. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have, however, insisted that Tel Aviv will not apologize for the attack. Misezhnikov further said, "The Turks are causing themselves damage with all sorts of statements... The less we go there perhaps the better they'll learn." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 It's long past time to rebuild the Eastern Roman Empire. Rise, spirit of Constantine XI Palaiologos! |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-11-01 13:20 |
| #4 Cyprus or Greece, proper. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-11-01 08:14 |
| #3 Perhaps Israelis should take their vacations in Cyprus, visit the fence there, and throw rocks. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2010-11-01 07:16 |
| #2 P.S. Does that mean that Turkey has just declared Jews as spy's? How Nazi'-esque. Considering that recently the highest sold book was Mein Komph, followed in second by "the protocols of the elders of Zion". Thats a junket to something no one wants to talk about. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-11-01 01:19 |
| #1 THAT'S the new Sunni leader in the gulf. Turkey. Still NATO? Responsive? Whats Joe on the ground say? |
| Posted by: newc 2010-11-01 01:14 |