Jerusalem vs. Ankara   Who is responsible for the breakdown in relationship between Israel and Turkey?

Peace for peace is only option. Voted for Ankara (1 month 5 days ago)

Last year marks the sixth anniversary of Israel\\\'s disengagement from Gaza. Israel withdrew every Israeli soldier and citizen, gambling on the formula of land for peace. Instead of peace and progress Israel received missiles and misery. Hamas made Gaza a terrorist enclave, launching thousands of missiles at Israeli civilians. These facts are speaking louder, then any Palestinian fictional accusation of Israel. Peace talks are hopeless till Arabs do not really ready for peace.

Oh, these delusional leftists! Observer (1 month 5 days ago)

Antisemitism is typically used as with regard to the Jews. The actions of Israel in no way justify the hatred directed by Hamas at \"Jews\" - not least in their children TV. Not only do we have a paper pretending Hamas does not preach hatred against Jews - - we have the so called Left climbing into bed with them.

Base your opinion on facts. Observer (2 months 23 days ago)

Palestine did not exist before the British arrived in Israel at the end of the WWI The area that is now Israel was mainly desert and swamp and rife with malaria; it quickly filled up with South Syrian Arabs as soon as the Jews had made it productive though. After the Russian Jews arrived and worked like navvies to improve the area Arab infant mortality reduced and everything improved dramatically. The ancient civilization of Palestine - could make a great work of fiction by Chomsky!

Reality. Observer (3 months 5 days ago)

Israel did not go to war against a Palestinian state and occupy its land.Rather, Israel was attacked by six Arab countries at once.She defended herself, defeated her attackers, and won the so-called territories, not from the Palestinians, but from Jordan and Egypt. Jerusalem was never the capital of any state but Israel.It was certainly never the capital of a country that never existed. Why should the Palestinians get any part of it? Because they want it? Because they have terrorists

I would like to know what those Observer (3 months 26 days ago)

who vehemently oppose the Gaza blockade feel would happen should it be lifted. Do they really imagine weapons would not be shipped in from Iran? It seems the aims and objectives favored by these people are the creation of a scenario in which Hamas, aided by their sponsor in Tehran, are able to take better aim at Israel, using more sophisticated weaponry, and ki-ll a great number of innocent people - for I see no other eventuality should carte blanche be given to ship weapons to Gaza.

Screw Hamas loving Turkey! Observer (4 months 1 day ago)

Gilad Shalit looked thin as a rail and white as a ghost upon his release. Furthermore, he had trouble walking and talking. He was also denied Red Cross visitation rights - a gross violation of human rights and a blatant war crime.What do we know about the 1,027 Palestinians for whom Shalit was exchanged? Virtually all of them looked healthy and robust upon their release.The stark contrast between Shalit condition and the condition of the released Palestinians says something about their societies

Turkey is a member of NATO? Observer (4 months 1 day ago)

Turkey is illegally occupying a Member State of the European Union.Turkey is pursuing a genocidal war against its own Kurdish citizens, and denying them self determination. He threatens that those who are fighting for independence will \"drown in their own blood\". Erdogan ki-lled hundreds of Kurds last month.Turkey has been cosign up to Iran and Syria - the latter right up until the death toll reached 2000.Erdogan party has close links to the IHH, which has been closed for its terrorism

This is Why I blame Turkey! Voted for Ankara (4 months 3 days ago)

If Turkey hadn\'t been so enthusiastic in their support of the flotilla while at the same time bombing Kurdish positions the damage would not have been done. The blame is firmly in Turkey\'s camp. We should celebrate the return of Shalit. He has been a prisoner for over five years. He\'s been refused consular or red cross access. He\'s been refused communication with his family. In comparison the terrorists released from Israeli jails have all been treated in accordance with internationa

This is Why I blame Turkey! Voted for Ankara (4 months 5 days ago)

The Israel government has clearly and unequivocally stated that it will agree to comply with the recommendations of the United Nations report, despite Israel\'s reservations from some of the conclusions. This means that Israel will agree to issue a statement of regret for the Turkish casualties on board the Marmara, and will establish a trust fund to be administered jointly by Turkey and Israel for the benefit of the injured and families of the fatalities.

Why Palestinians have no state? Voted for Ankara (4 months 12 days ago)

\"..Is any one did ask himself why Turkey that was the ruler in the Middle east did not give freedom to Palestine when the Ottoman Empire was there? After all they were there for more then 500 years. Turkey could give freedom and make a state from Palestine, why did not do it? - Because Turkey knew no such thing as Palestine! And also because Allah did not permit the Ottoman Empire to do so, Allah know this Land belong to Israel! \"

Google Remember Lepanto Observer (4 months 15 days ago)

Google Remember Lepanto. Turks had raised a fleet of 181 ships, carrying some 30,000 soldiers, and Malta was the prize they sought. Their goal was to plunder and sweep all the ships of Christian Europe from the Mediterranean. Then, in control of the sea lanes and trade routes, with their naval and economic power supreme, all of Europe would be set to fall before them. Remember heroes who saved Europe

You decide.. Voted for Ankara (5 months 13 days ago)

Will the Turkish regime be apologizing for the ki-lling of thousands Kurds over last few decades? Will they apologize to Iraq for bombing Kurdish camps? Will they ever apologize for the Armenian genocide? Will they apologize for occupying northern Cyprus since 1974? I could so on.

Christy Observer (6 months 18 days ago)

Son of a gun, this is so helpufl!

юмор Observer (6 months 25 days ago)

Merciful Islam!

Oh merciful Islam! Voted for Ankara (7 months 30 days ago)

This leftist Trojan horse is using democracy to hijack and destroy any country. Israel is one of the strongest democracy in the world. The left is the cancer inside Israel that has been spreading hatred against Israel and against the Jewish people around the world. To save Israel existence as a nation and as people, Israel will have to surgically remove the cancerous enemy from within. It is the responsibility of the Israeli government to protect the only democracy in the

The cultural difference. Observer (8 months 13 days ago)

There is no comparison between kidnapp-ing a soldier who is defending his people and homeland from terrorists and capturing terrorists who target women and children. Muslims have no respect for life, either their enemy\'s or their children. If they respected their children life they wouldn\'t send their kids to blow themselves up. Israel, on the other hand, exchanges hundreds of captured Muslim terrorists for a few Israelis, either living or dead. No comparison between the two cultures.

Down with your Erdogan! Voted for Ankara (8 months 14 days ago)

The Turks need to apologize to Israel for a provocation only a Hitler would do to start a war so now the Turks get the pats on the back and chears are heard around the ME what fools these Turks are and what they are doing as a member in NATO is an abomination to goodness our government don\'t have the guts to throw the Turks out because they think that without the American base there the American plan would be hurt. The fact is the Turks are not our friends which they have pretend!

Can you imagine that !? Observer (9 months 12 hours ago)

Obama uses his tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore - that\'s for sure. His record of coming up trumps with anything other than more of the same, D minus I\'m afraid. His oration is designed as saccharine mood music to lull us back to sleep, while his rich buddies continue to hump us for all we\'re (the people of the World, yanks included, who are not clas-sed as the \'Haves or have mores\') worth..

Islam & Culture. Voted for Ankara (9 months 11 days ago)

A poll of Muslims in Europe say for Western Culture to get along with Islam, they should show it more respect. Who says Muslims don\'t have a sense of humor?

Palestinian freedom. Observer (10 months 25 days ago)

You mean to the freedom to blow up the bombs in the school yards, discotheques, restaurants, bus stations..as you did just yesterday You mean the freedom to cut baby throat as you did this week. You mean the freedom to launch suicide missions against your neighbor and the freedom to bring in arms to use against your neighbor. Include also the freedom to move underground to plant bombs and kidnap Israeli soldiers and the freedom above the ground to let fly missiles into Israeli c