De Turkse premier Erdogan schurkt verder aan tegen zijn Palestijnse 'moslim broeders', en verklaart dat de Joodse heilige plaatsen nooit Joods zouden zijn geweest. Een gotspe! Typisch geval van ruzie zoeken?
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'Rachel's Tomb was never Jewish'
By JPOST.COM STAFF
07/03/2010 12:47
Speaking to Saudi paper, Turkish PM criticizes Israel's Heritage List.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=170394
'Rachel's Tomb was never Jewish'
By JPOST.COM STAFF
07/03/2010 12:47
Speaking to Saudi paper, Turkish PM criticizes Israel's Heritage List.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=170394
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday continued his assault on Israel, according to Saudi paper Al Wattan, which quoted him as saying that that al Aksa Mosque, the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb "were not and never will be Jewish sites, but Islamic sites."
Speaking to Palestinian journalists, Erdogan reportedly said "Palestine [was] always at the top of Turkey's priorities." He expressed his support for the renewal of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Donning a cloak of pan-Islamic identity, Erdogan told Al Wattan that he "loves my brothers in Fatah and my brothers in Hamas to the same degree, because they are my Muslim brothers and I cannot distinguish between them."
Erdogan's sticking of his nose in the recent Palestinian rancor over Israel's declaration that the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb will be part of a list of sites slated for preservation is the latest in a seemingly calculated series of moves based on Turkey's reassessment of a power-shift occurring in the Middle East. It was not clear why he mentioned the mosque, as Israel never declared it part of the list.
The significance of Israel's decision in itself is more symbolic than real, as it would mean little change on the ground.
Turkey's prime minister began criticizing Israel in the wake of Operation Cast Lead last year, and has been punctilious in voicing his opinion on Israel's actions on occasions where this might benefit Turkish diplomacy. In the recent past he sharply criticized Israel during press conferences with the Lebanese prime minister and earlier with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Turkey also recently distanced itself from the United States, withdrawing the ambassador from Washington after a congressional committee decided to label the killing of Armenians during World War I a genocide. In a sign of the tension between Israel and Turkey, Ankara did not seek the help of Jewish lobbies in Washington, and these groups, which usually advocated on behalf of Turkey, refrained this time from pressing Congress not to accept the resolution.
Speaking to Palestinian journalists, Erdogan reportedly said "Palestine [was] always at the top of Turkey's priorities." He expressed his support for the renewal of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Donning a cloak of pan-Islamic identity, Erdogan told Al Wattan that he "loves my brothers in Fatah and my brothers in Hamas to the same degree, because they are my Muslim brothers and I cannot distinguish between them."
Erdogan's sticking of his nose in the recent Palestinian rancor over Israel's declaration that the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb will be part of a list of sites slated for preservation is the latest in a seemingly calculated series of moves based on Turkey's reassessment of a power-shift occurring in the Middle East. It was not clear why he mentioned the mosque, as Israel never declared it part of the list.
The significance of Israel's decision in itself is more symbolic than real, as it would mean little change on the ground.
Turkey's prime minister began criticizing Israel in the wake of Operation Cast Lead last year, and has been punctilious in voicing his opinion on Israel's actions on occasions where this might benefit Turkish diplomacy. In the recent past he sharply criticized Israel during press conferences with the Lebanese prime minister and earlier with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Turkey also recently distanced itself from the United States, withdrawing the ambassador from Washington after a congressional committee decided to label the killing of Armenians during World War I a genocide. In a sign of the tension between Israel and Turkey, Ankara did not seek the help of Jewish lobbies in Washington, and these groups, which usually advocated on behalf of Turkey, refrained this time from pressing Congress not to accept the resolution.
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