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Israel have no friend around itself any more, just more and more hostile enemies. And Jews are going broke. And USA is too broke and dead to bail out Jews from being buried. Days are numbered or Jews. Rescue is too far and will be too late when it happens.
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Erdogan rallies Arab League against Israel
By Heba Saleh in Cairo
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting at the League headquarters in Cairo
In a rousing speech likely to embarrass Arab leaders and delight their populations, Racep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, said Israel must “pay a price for its aggression and crimes it has committed”.
Addressing a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, the Turkish leader also said it was not an option but an “obligation” to support the Palestinians in their bid to gain United Nations recognition for their state.
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“The Palestinian flag has to flutter at the United Nations,” he said. “Let’s raise the flag of Palestine to the sky and let it be a symbol of justice and peace in the Middle East.”
Mr Erdogan arrived in Egypt on Monday night at the start of a Middle Eastern tour intended to augment Turkey’s influence in a region in flux and to capitalise on Arab admiration for his perceived willingness to stand up to Israel.
He spoke in vehement and emotional tones, calling for the Israeli siege of Gaza to be lifted and lambasting the Jewish state for its attack last year on a Turkish flotilla carrying aid to Gaza that killed nine Turkish citizens. He also mentioned the five Egyptian soldiers killed last month on the border with Israel as it pursued assailants who had mounted an attack inside its territory.
Turkey expelled Israeli diplomats earlier this month in a continuing feud over the attack on the flotilla.
Egyptians have been outraged at what they considered their government’s feeble and confused response to the killing of its soldiers. Angry public opinion demanded tough measures such as the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the recall of Egypt’s envoy to the Jewish state. The killings on the border were the reason cited by demonstrators on Friday who invaded the Israeli embassy in Cairo and tossed documents out of windows.
“His positions on Israel are one hundred per cent, “ said Nasr Ali, a demonstrator who came to express his support for Mr Erdogan outside the Arab League. “His stance is much better than that of Arab leaders. He was first to expel Israeli diplomats from his country.”
Mr Erdogan is accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen and his schedule in Cairo includes, in addition to talks with political leaders, a visit to the rector of Al Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Sunni Muslim world, and a speech at Cairo Opera House to lay out his vision for the Middle East.
Huge billboards carrying the picture of the Turkish prime minister with his hand on his heart against the Egyptian and Turkish flags have been erected in Cairo all along 6th October Bridge, a major traffic artery. The billboards carry the slogan: “Together, one hand for the sake of the future,” emphasising Mr Erdogan’s message to the region.
Outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, a man held up a sign saying: “If Erdogan had been our leader we would have liberated our Jerusalem.”
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/179e80d4-de11-11e0-a115-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1XqWpqMoM
Erdogan rallies Arab League against Israel
By Heba Saleh in Cairo
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Arab League's foreign ministers meeting at the League headquarters in Cairo
In a rousing speech likely to embarrass Arab leaders and delight their populations, Racep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, said Israel must “pay a price for its aggression and crimes it has committed”.
Addressing a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, the Turkish leader also said it was not an option but an “obligation” to support the Palestinians in their bid to gain United Nations recognition for their state.
More
On this story
Erdogan labels Israel a ‘spoilt child’
Crisis threatens Israel’s Mideast ties
Editorial Palestinians push for UN recognition
In depth Arab-Israel conflict
In depth Egypt in transition
“The Palestinian flag has to flutter at the United Nations,” he said. “Let’s raise the flag of Palestine to the sky and let it be a symbol of justice and peace in the Middle East.”
Mr Erdogan arrived in Egypt on Monday night at the start of a Middle Eastern tour intended to augment Turkey’s influence in a region in flux and to capitalise on Arab admiration for his perceived willingness to stand up to Israel.
He spoke in vehement and emotional tones, calling for the Israeli siege of Gaza to be lifted and lambasting the Jewish state for its attack last year on a Turkish flotilla carrying aid to Gaza that killed nine Turkish citizens. He also mentioned the five Egyptian soldiers killed last month on the border with Israel as it pursued assailants who had mounted an attack inside its territory.
Turkey expelled Israeli diplomats earlier this month in a continuing feud over the attack on the flotilla.
Egyptians have been outraged at what they considered their government’s feeble and confused response to the killing of its soldiers. Angry public opinion demanded tough measures such as the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and the recall of Egypt’s envoy to the Jewish state. The killings on the border were the reason cited by demonstrators on Friday who invaded the Israeli embassy in Cairo and tossed documents out of windows.
“His positions on Israel are one hundred per cent, “ said Nasr Ali, a demonstrator who came to express his support for Mr Erdogan outside the Arab League. “His stance is much better than that of Arab leaders. He was first to expel Israeli diplomats from his country.”
Mr Erdogan is accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen and his schedule in Cairo includes, in addition to talks with political leaders, a visit to the rector of Al Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Sunni Muslim world, and a speech at Cairo Opera House to lay out his vision for the Middle East.
Huge billboards carrying the picture of the Turkish prime minister with his hand on his heart against the Egyptian and Turkish flags have been erected in Cairo all along 6th October Bridge, a major traffic artery. The billboards carry the slogan: “Together, one hand for the sake of the future,” emphasising Mr Erdogan’s message to the region.
Outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, a man held up a sign saying: “If Erdogan had been our leader we would have liberated our Jerusalem.”
