Turkey's decision to expel Israel's ambassador and downgrade its own mission in Israel to second-secretary level is a sign of the country's rising weight in the region. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is furious about Israel's refusal to apologise for killing eight Turkish citizens and one Turkish-American aboard the Mavi Marmara, the largest vessel in an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip in May 2010. Israel has offered only compensation and an expression of regret for the deaths. A United Nations investigation headed by Sir Geoffrey Palmer concluded that Israeli troops had used “excessive and unreasonable” force and that the government had offered no adequate explanation for “forensic evidence showing that most of the deceased were shot multiple times, including in the back, or at close range.” Turkey has suspended all defence-related dealings with Israel — which include buying weapons — and says it will go to the International Criminal Court to challenge Palmer's most controversial conclusion, namely that Israel's blockade of Gaza does not violate international law. Mr. Erdogan has even said that Turkish naval vessels will henceforth be “seen more often” in the Eastern Mediterranean.
What makes the current tensions different from many others in West Asia is the fact that Turkey has the political and economic weight to damage Israel. Ankara, which recognised the Zionist state in 1949, waived its veto so that it could join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2010. Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), and a major regional ally of the U.S. This gives it some room for manoeuvre. The Erdogan government has suffered no sanctions for refusing to regard the elected Palestinian representative group Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Furthermore, Ankara can make life harder for ordinary Israelis by imposing tougher security searches on the thousands who, banned from several countries in the region, take their holidays in Turkey. Finally, Turkish influence in West Asia and North Africa could be decisive in the continuing U.N. negotiations on whether or not the issue of Palestinian statehood should be voted on at the world body. True to form, Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu does not seem to have got the message, and even public criticism in Israel has had no effect on his intransigence over the Palmer report. His fellow-citizens will discover the consequences the hard way.
This is historical tusami in Middle EAst . Historically when entire middle East was devastated by Chengesi Typhoon except Egypt Emergence of turkey in Asia and Europe not only saved middle east but alone as khalifa of Muslim word protected Muslim countries and ruled for five hundred years . All the Europian countries except Germany remained at war with Turkey.Ataturk Kamal Pasha ended the decaying khilafat .Just after second world war British govt partitioned Plestine and Jewish state came into existence .From that date Israelies who were given shelter by the plestinean with open arm in their own houses at the time of their exodus from Germany ,Israilies with the help and supply of arms their houses demolished ,people killed , land annexed .Over night lacs of Plestinean fled to neighboring countries and still they are in refugees camps . Exept America entire world has sympathy with them . Naturally the Muslim country ei who recognized Israel and till yesterday was strong ally has.
Now Turkey has started to take on the country that always goes above international laws. What Turkey wanted is only an apology and compensation for a commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship that killed nine Turkish activists. It is time for Israel to act wisely unless it will be flooded by a diplomatic tsunami in the pipeline.
The shifting nature of bilateral ties between Turkey and Israel has once again exposed the state of affairs which is carried on between Israel and all its potential allies. The step taken by Turkey Prime Minister is the reflection of the differing attitude to ensure the free aid to Gaza strip and at the same time exposing the heinous and belligerent mood of Israel sanctioned by its potential West allies and United States.
USA is right to protect a tiny democratic country Isreal against more than 50 muslim coutries.People are conveniently forgetting the massecre done by turkey to Armenian chritians.(millions).Turkey is not even ready to acknowledge it.Palastinians got ample chances to negotiate with isrelies.Hamas and Iranins want eliminate Isreal from the world map,just like Hitler's wish.Jews got all the right to have their own country.
It is ironic for Turkey to claim to be the savior of West Bank Palestinians. The dead body count from Turkey's incursions into Kurdish areas of Iraq in 2011 is higher than of Israel's actions in West Bank and Gaza combined. Turkey's suppression of its Kurdish minority, including the so-called lifting of its ban of Kurdish language, are worthy of condemnation by all countries, not just the European Union. The strategy for any West Asian right-wing state to gain cheap publicity with its public is to take a hardline against Israel. Where is the outrage among the world's Muslims for the largest group in the world without a country - the Kurds.
It is time that the arrogant and bullying Israelis were taught a lesson, and fortunately Turkey has had the guts to take them on. It is a long way from the hero worship they received and awe the Israelis were held in after the Six Day War. Rather than being magnanimous victors , their policy has been one of intimidation, and force to stamp on Palestinian respect. True the Hamas has been a stumbling block, but the Israelis are to blame too in this. Besides cutting off the Palestinians from their own lands to build their settlements, build security walls in the middle of refugees lands and divide their populations, in their vanity they went over the bridge and created terror organizations o their own detriment, like the Hezbollah. Today they are on the wrong foot in Egypt. Surprisingly their arrogance has put their very existence in jeopardy, because the unrest from Egypt, against them, will only spread. And Netanyahu is the Israelis worst enemy which most Israelis do not accept.
With the USA's declining clout in economic as well as global affairs, it is high time that Israel settles the Palestine issue and patch up its strained relations with its neighbours, failing which in the changing scenario Israel may never get a second chance thereby adversely affecting the stability of the entire region.
Well this is daring part of Turkey to expell Israeli diplomat and announcement to send aid once again to Gaza affectees. What I feel that Turkey is going to lead the Muslim nations that are now acting cowardicely againt Zionist regime. Certainly it will muster up the courage of these nations to stand against Israeli brutality.
The proud and great Nation of Turkey should take strong actions against this heinous crimes committed by Israel. What this zionist state is doing against the Palestinian people is similar to what nazi Garmany did against millions of jews in concentration camps under Hitler. The iniquitous American policy always show double standard, one rule for Israel and another rule for Palestinian, always supporting illegal actions of Israel. This should not be supported by fairminded people of the world. Illegal settlements activities in the occupied lands should be dismantled and Palestinian state should be created immediately.But American double standard is the stubmling block to settle this long term problem
Such audacity of Israel that prompted Turkey to take this extreme diplomatic decision is mostly backed by the US. It is sad see a country that lectures the world on human rights extend overt support to one of the most cruel regimes exercising utmost repression on Palestinians. Turkey should be model for other countries dealing with Israel.
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