Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has condemned the reports coming over the past few days that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is planning to arm the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorist organization to “punish” Turkey for threatening a lawsuit over the Mavi Marmara killings.
“No one will extort us,” insisted Davutoglu, adding that he was optimistic about the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office’s denial that such a plot would be carried out, adding he “hopes to see Israel back its denial with actions.”
The Netanyahu government has long had to carry out its foreign policy with Turkey independent of its own foreign ministry, which has regularly tried to impose “harsh measures” on them. The latest series of reports, however, coming with the report that Lieberman had “scheduled meetings” with PKK leaders in Europe to discuss arming them, appears to be a bridge too far.
While Turkey has mostly shrugged off the Lieberman factor and talked directly with Netanyahu over the prospect of restoring ties, the prospect of Israeli weapons flowing into the coffers of the PKK at a time when the organization has been launching growing attacks against the Turkish military, is something Ankara cannot possibly ignore. Even if it never extends beyond the talking stage, the very fact that it was mentioned by Lieberman as a reasonable possibility will not only harm Israeli-Turkish relations for years to come, but will likely do serious damage to Israel’s coalition.
Turkeys coming home to roost!
Hey it just not fair for the Turkey minister to pick on Lieberman. On a bad day Lieberman is a moron and everyday he holds office he is a national disgrace for Israel. Lieberman calling for Israel to arm individual on the USA terrorist list only makes Lieberman a horses rear end. After all it is Hamas being that is is the reason that Israel bombed Gaza. Now to be fair bibi will have to bomb Israel or face looking like another moron like Lieberman. The Turkey official should have had more class when dealing with disgraceful idiots. It is going to get the morons in the USA congress mad because they depend on individual like lieberman and bibi for the massive amount of money needed to keep a job which is only to rubber stamp welfare payments to Israel.
If the FM of any other country were as buffoonish and dangerous as Lieberman, it would be front page news all over the world. But, since he's the Israeli FM, (Surprise!), it is not.
My question is what is the US government going to do about a self-confessed promoter of state terrorism? If Lieberman were an Afghan or Pakistani or Iraqi he'd be plastered all over the news as the next Hitler or bin Laden or what have you- but noooo so far I've yet to see ONE US official publicly denouncing Lieberman either in print or on television. Is he going to be the target of the CIA hit list since, after all, he is promoting terrorism in a very public way? Is he just going be Old Crazy Uncle Avigdor that everybody knows is dangerous but is afraid to confront?
If Lieberman was an arab and made the same statements about Hamas would Israel not declare and probably go in an murder him? I do not wish Lieberman harm but the world most certain would be a better place without israeli's official face being that of a former bar bouncer. I sure do not want to be called anti something because I think Lieberman looks like he is a moron and probably took too many punches to the head. I guess if the like Lieberman then they will want J. Pollard for head of the defense department of Israel. It is amazing but having J. Pollard face along with Bibi and Lieberman would actually be more calm than just having the two evil twins lose on the world.
Actually, this should give Turkey the go ahead to back up Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and any and everyone else in the region who is not keen on Zionist terror. You know what they say, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade.
turkey is a nato member. prhaps the turks should take this up with nato and demand that Nato condemn Israel's suggestion that they will support terrorists against the turkish state..
NATO being a tool of the Americans, and, by extension Israel, is the wrong place to go.
yes, i was pointing that out a an example of blatant hypocrisy when it comes to terrorists and terrorism, in other words, that "our" terrorists are ok, but "theirs" are not
Libya is a member of the United Nations along with all the old colonial powers or presently called NATO. How did that help Libya. In a single day they destroyed any chance of any kind of world agreement not set by nuclear weapons. Why to destroy the world you people of the NATO nations. BTW I would not fly to or from of of the NATO nations till they find all that missing anti aircraft equipment that disappeared in Libya.
Israel will always back terrorists if that will assist the goals of the Zionists in Israel. And the USA would not honor it obligations to NATO if Israeli arms attack Turkey via the PKK. Israel acts as if it is above international law and Americans, in general, just look in the other direction. What the world should do with such a rogue nation is hard to imagine.
Come on people! Israel is a terrorist state, the entire world (outside D.C.) knows that. Why is anyone surprised that they're backing other terrorists?
This T & I dance only werks when itz done as a drag ball…..
The US is not going to say bo.Bush what happened to you will hunt terrorist down and what ever counrty hides or supports them will feel Amaricas military might.Well heres the perfect chance to prove that friend or fo you will use the full force of the American millitary to capture anyone that hides or supports them.I would call Liberman's talks with a terrorist organization about supplying them weapons to attack a member of Nato sould be punished with bombs drones ground troops and many dead civillians for at least the next 10 years.That is unless Israel hands him over without any lawyer ,held untill you tell him finaly what he is charged with and then when you get around to it in another 5 to 10 years after being tortured sentice him to death in military court were none of the evidence can be told to the public.I'm sure much worse happens all the time even right now by anyone in almost any country in the Mid East that is even suspected of speaking to terrorists.Well Liberman was doing much worse speaking about his country giving them weapons that you give and pay for.Wonder if it will be in the MSM.Ya right.Sorry its Obama now well guess there will be lots of drones.
Turkey and Iran now have common enemies, namely the Kurds and the Likkud. Lieberman overstepped the bounds on this one. This coalition could unfortunately be the nucleus of a greater Asia alliance including N Korea, China and Russia. On the other hand, pro democracy elements in Israel may change this gloomy picture.
Why unfortunately? For everybody in the world, except perhaps the US, Israel and maybe France and the UK, this should be a good thing.
What "pro democracy elements in Israel"?
It's crazy that Lieberman makes Netanyahu look like the "good" guy!
I cannot think of one person other than maybe a german leader 70 years ago that would not look better than lieberman. It is amazing that smart people sometimes do the most stupid things like not locking Lieberman into a closet were he belongs.
Just remember the Stern Gang & Irgun terrorist groups of the 1930s – 40s.
If the arm the PKK then the US should END ALL AID TO ISRAEL & the mideast in general.
Turkey once the staunchest ally of Israel. Nobody can trust Israelis. They are vindictive, vengeful and cruel. They have managed to turn Judaism itself into its own nemesis, into its greatest nightmare – nazism. Who would have believed it?
So you are saying that Kurds don't have a legitimate right to fight, that Turkey is a Mecca of liberal values n minority rights? You posters, in your want to post negatively about Israel, paint the Kurds wrongly, you should all be ashamed of yourselves!
The Kurds were a small group living in the Ottoman empire. I see no acceptable reason why one should consider them legitimate to any land. The Palestinians lived 800 years in the middle east and they were forced to become tent people. what makes you think that the Kurds are anything but a minor group in a big empire destroyed by the allies during wwi? The Turks and Kurds live on the same piece of land. Which is more Legitimate? I have no idea but the turks have the government.
If the Kurds have a beef with Turkey, let them handle it. The issue is not dependent upon the PKK having a 'right' to fight Turkey- it is entirely about a sitting Israeli politician openly calling for arming the PKK specifically to carry out terrorist attacks against Turkey.
Lieberman is an idiot from first to last- if he had thought this through, he'd have done well to check out the Iran-Contra shindig we cooked up a long time ago and just handled his PKK contacts under the table. Instead, he chose to come right out in public and brand himself as a state supporters of terrorism- and thus, the cat's out of the bag and now anything the PKK does against Turkey is immediately suspect as being Israeli-driven. If anything, Lieberman has weakened the PKK's already shaky position.
Samuil your brain dead Israel is the biggest Terrorist state in the Mid East and secound in the world.They would be first if they were a powerfull military and not lieing murders.I feel sorry for real JEWS that follow there religion in a peacefull way and have to have people accross the world wonder if there zionists.And as far as being 1 of the 2 biggest world threats that came from a study from people being asked what countrys are the biggest threat to the world and peace.Sometimes my brain don't think should have wrote down who did this study and all the details.From now on I will and in the mean time I will find out and post it.
Can't find exactly what I was looking for but Turkey a NATO member belives America and Israel are the biggest threats to the world.But well looking now and other times there is so much evil Israel is responsible for including selling American technology and being the number 1 spy of all Americas allies.And I know without a dought were involved with 911 both American and Israely zionists.7/7 was the same type of lie.Can't we live in peace and not have to worrie how much longer the human race will be here.Are children and all the worlds citizens should not have to suffer from peoples greed and evil.Most people can't belive what the world has come to.Use as humans could not possibly do worse.If the hole world don't take things serious and put differences and greed aside we will be gone at the latest 20 to 30 years from now and thats wishfull thinking.Us and are children deserve better and could almost forsure do better if we had the chance.