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As Israel Seeks Peace With Turkey, Erdogan Attacks Zionism
By
Joel Leyden Jerusalem
--- February 28, 2013 …There
was a time when the most popular holiday resort choice for Israelis
was Turkey. Recently, Israel has reached out to normalize relations with Turkey. Israel sent messages to Ankara over the last two weeks that it was interested in creating a more “positive dynamic” in its stressed relationship with Turkey so that the two nations can work together to further common interests, Israeli government officials said. The messages were sent prior to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s maiden trip abroad, a trek that will take him to nine countries in 10 days, including Turkey. The official would not say whether a recent decision by the Israel defense firm Elta to deliver to Turkey's defense ministry $100 million of equipment for four Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) was one of these positive overtures or whether an Israeli proposal earlier this month to construct a natural gas pipeline through Turkey to Europe – an offer left without a response from Turkey – was an effort to create a positive atmosphere. Turkey and Israel are two countries that have a long history of warm and solid relations. Sharing common enemies, both Israel and Turkey are threatened by Iran and Syria. Although the rhetoric in the political arena may give a different impression, the bond between the Turkish and Israeli people remains very strong. But doing all he can to break this bond and create even more instability in the Middle East is Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. While speaking at a UN forum yesterday, Erdogan called Zionism a "crime against humanity" likening it with anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia. Erdogan was addressing a Vienna forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, a UN framework for West-Islam dialogue. UN Watch urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon who was present on the stage yet remained silent to speak out and condemn the speech. It also called on Erdogan to apologize. "We remind secretary-general Ban Ki-moon that his predecessor Kofi Annan recognized that the UN's 1975 Zionism-is-racism resolution was an expression of anti-Semitism, and he welcomed its repeal," UN Watch stated. Jerusalem issued the following communication today: "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply condemns Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism." "This is a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world," said Netanyahu. Erdogan, who supported the Flotilla to Gaza PR stunt which resulted in the so called "peaceful" Turks attacking the Israelis who boarded the Mavi Marmara vessel outside of Gaza, is trying to have his cake and eat it. The cake is having the support of Islamic Jihadists while working with NATO. It's time for Erdogan to decide if he is on the side of Islamic terror or Western democracy. Kerry is about to enjoy the nightmares with Erdogan that Netanyahu has suffered from. We look forward to seeing and hearing their joint press conference as they conclude their upcoming handshakes and security briefings on Iran's attempt to produce a nuclear weapon. The world will soon discover which Erdogan deems worse - a nuclear weapon aimed at his country by Iran or peace and commerce with Zionist, democratic Israel and the West.
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