Recip Erdogan, the Turkish POS, is looking for a fight. He has been taunting Israel for years. He dreams of Jew blood flowing into the sea, relishing their cries for help as the Turkish war machine ramps up sinking Israel fleet. It will never happen. Turkey has sent two flotillas to Israel with the idea that they could help the people in Gaza and Samaria and Judea. Both were boarded by Israeli commnados. They set the record straight, go back where you came from was the world at sea. Numerous troublemakers were killed. Erdogan wants to wash away the blood on his stained hands.
The rattling of sabres between Israel and Turkey grows louder
last update on 31 Jul 2024
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made headlines for implying military action in relation to Israel and its war against the Palestinians.
Referring to the war in Gaza, he said: “We must be very strong so that Israel cannot do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just as we entered Karabakh and Libya, we will do the same to them (Israel).”
This has created a new element of tension in the already problematic relations between Turkey and Israel. It is a far cry from 1948, when Turkey was the first country in the Muslim world to recognise Israel and establish diplomatic relations.
In later years, there were disagreements. At times, ambassadors were recalled, and the level of diplomatic representation downgraded, but despite the hiccups, relations continued throughout.
Calm before the storm
In 1996, the two countries signed a defence cooperation agreement, which marked a high point. Israeli pilots trained in Turkey and trade flourished. In the middle of a hostile region, Turkey became a favourite destination for Israeli tourists.
Dilara Senkaya/ReutersThe European side of Istanbul and the Bosphorus as seen from the residential areas of the Asian side on July 26, 2024.
After Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) won a sweeping election victory in 2002, relations took on a different dimension.
His strong reaction to Israel’s assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Yassin in 2004 signposted what was to come. Since 2004, numerous crises and spats have led to a downward tilt in relations.
In 2009, Erdoğan clashed with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaving the stage after the moderator refused to allow him chance to respond to Peres’s claims on Gaza.