Όπως μεταδίδει το Reuters, σύμφωνα με την ανακοίνωση του Λευκού Οίκου που εκδόθηκε μετά την ολοκλήρωση της επίσκεψης του Μπαράκ Ομπάμα στο Ισραήλ, οι κ.κ. Νετανιάχου και Ερντογάν είχαν τηλεφωνική επικοινωνία σήμερα.
«Οι ΗΠΑ εκτιμούν βαθύτατα τη στενή συνεργασία μας με την Τουρκία και το Ισραήλ και αποδίδουμε μεγάλη σημασία στην αποκατάσταση των θετικών σχέσεων τους με στόχο την προώθηση της ασφάλεια και ειρήνη στην περιοχή» αναφέρει στην ανακοίνωσή του ο Λ. Οίκος.
Ο κ. Νετανιάχου σημείωσε ότι είναι έτοιμος να συμφωνήσει σε καταβολή αποζημιώσεων στις οικογένειες των εννέα θυμάτων τουρκικής εθνικότητας στη συμπλοκή στο κατάστρωμα του Μαβί Μαρμαρά, ενώ από την πλευρά του ο πρωθυπουργός της Τουρκίας φέρεται να αποδέχθηκε τη συγγνώμη του ισραηλινού ομολόγου του και να συμφώνησε μαζί του σε ό,τι αφορά την ανάγκη ομαλοποίησης των σχέσεων Τουρκίας – Ισραήλ.
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22/3/13
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Israël s'excuse pour l'affaire de la flottille de Gaza, trois ans après......
ReplyDeleteLe premier ministre israélien, Benyamin Nétanyahou, a officiellement présenté ses excuses à la Turquie pour la mort de neuf passagers turcs lors de l'arraisonnement d'une flottille d'aide pour Gaza en 2010. Selon les Etats-Unis, qui ont annoncé cette information, Israël s'est dit prêt à une reprise des relations avec Ankara et à indemniser les familles des victimes.
Le premier ministre turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a accepté ces excuses et convenu de normaliser les relations entre les deux pays, tout en œuvrant de concert à l'amélioration de la situation humanitaire dans les territoires palestiniens.
ABANDON DES POURSUITES JUDICIAIRES
Le 31 mai 2010, des troupes israéliennes avait causé la mort de neuf Turcs voyageant à bord du Mavi-Marmara, principal bateau d'une flottille humanitaire qui cherchait à briser le blocus de Gaza. Le gouvernement israélien avait justifié son intervention musclée et ne s'était jusqu'ici jamais excusé.
En réaction, la Turquie avait expulsé l'ambassadeur israélien en poste à Ankara, suspendu des accords militaires et menacé de saisir la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ).
La visite en Israël du président américain, Barack Obama, a contribué à l'annonce israélienne. Selon la Maison Blanche, la discussion entre les deux premiers ministres a eu lieu dans un préfabriqué à l'aéroport Ben Gourion et a duré trente minutes. La Turquie a également accepté en retour d'abandonner les poursuites judiciaires intentées contre les soldats israéliens.
http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2013/03/22/israel-s-excuse-pour-l-affaire-de-la-flottille-de-gaza-trois-ans-apres_1852907_3218.html#xtor=RSS-3208
22/3/13
"Αλλάζουν τα δεδομένα στην κυπριακή ΑΟΖ".....
ReplyDeleteΗ ομαλοποίηση των σχέσεων του Ισραήλ με την Τουρκία θα φέρει «δραματικές αλλαγές» στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, δηλώνει στο CNN Turk ο πρώην υπουργός Εξωτερικών του Ισραήλ, Alon Liel, σύμφωνα με δημοσίευμα της "Καθημερινής Κύπρου".
Την απάντηση αυτή έδωσε ο Ισραηλινός πολιτικός, ερωτηθείς από Τούρκο δημοσιογράφο για το κατά πόσο το Ισραήλ σκοπεύει να διακόψει τη συνεργασία με την Κύπρο και να επιδιώξει τη συνεργασία της Άγκυρας στο πεδίο των ερευνών για φυσικό αέριο και πετρέλαιο στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο. Αν και απέφυγε να τοποθετηθεί για το μέλλον των σχέσεων Κύπρου - Ισραήλ, η τελική απάντηση του κ. Liel ήταν ότι "στο ζήτημα του φυσικού αερίου θα συνομιλήσουμε με την Τουρκία".
Πηγή:www.capital.gr
http://www.capital.gr/News.asp?id=1757544
22/3/13
Μετά τη συγνώμη του Ισραήλ, ο Ερντογάν θα επισκεφθεί τη Γάζα....
ReplyDeleteΟ πρωθυπουργός της Τουρκίας Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ότι ως τα τέλη Απριλίου ενδέχεται να πραγματοποιήσει επίσκεψη στα Παλαιστινιακά Εδάφη, αφού δέχθηκε την προηγουμένη τη συγγνώμη του ισραηλινού ομολόγου του, του Μπενιαμίν Νετανιάχου, για το θάνατο εννέα Τούρκων το 2010 οι οποίοι συμμετείχαν σ' ένα στολίσκο για τη Γάζα.
"Ενδέχεται να πραγματοποιήσω μια επίσκεψη στη Γάζα, μια επίσκεψη στη Δυτική Όχθη μέσα σ' αυτό το μήνα ή μέσα στον Απρίλιο", δήλωσε ο Ερντογάν προς τους δημοσιογράφους, σύμφωνα με το πρακτορείο Ανατολή, στη διάρκεια σιδηροδρομικής μετακίνησής του στη δυτική Τουρκία.
"Αυτό θα γίνει ασφαλώς για να βοηθηθεί η διαδικασία" της άρσης του εμπάργκο που επιβάλλουν οι Ισραηλινοί στα Παλαιστινιακά Εδάφη, η οποία ήταν μια από τις δεσμεύσεις που ανέλαβε χθες Παρασκευή ο Νεανιάχου, πέρα από τη συγγνώμη και την υπόσχεση ότι θα αποζημιωθούν τα θύματα της ισραηλινής επιδρομής κατά του στολίσκου, πρόσθεσε.
Ερωτηθείς σχετικά με την παραίτηση της Τουρκίας από τις δικαστικές διώξεις που είχε αρχίσει σε βάρος των υπεύθυνων για την επιδρομή, ο πρωθυπουργός φάνηκε προσεκτικός.
"Θα δούμε τα μέτρα που προβλέπονται σ' αυτή τη διαδικασία. Αν αυτά τα μέτρα εφαρμόζονται σωστά, θα προσφέρουμε κι εμείς μια θετική συμβολή", δήλωσε. Διευκρίνισε πως ο διορισμός ενός νέου πρεσβευτή στο Ισραήλ, καθώς η Τουρκία είχε προχωρήσει στην ανάκληση του προηγουμένου ως μέτρο αντιποίνων, θα εξαρτηθεί κι αυτή από την εφαρμογή των ισραηλινών υποσχέσεων.
Λίγο αργότερα, στη διάρκεια μιας τελετής εγκαινίων στο Εσκί Σεχίρ (βορειοδυτική Τουρκία), ο Ερντογάν διαβεβαίωσε πως ο Νετανιάχου δεσμεύθηκε να άρει "τα εμπόδια για την είσοδο καταναλωτικών αγαθών όχι μόνο στη Γάζα, αλλά σε όλα τα Παλαιστινιακά Εδάφη".
"Λάβαμε μια υπόσχεση από το Ισραήλ που αφορά μια συνεργασία με την Τουρκία για να βελτιωθεί η ανθρωπιστική κατάσταση στα Παλαιστινιακά Εδάφη", συνέχισε ο τούρκος πρωθυπουργός στην ομιλία του η οποία αναμεταδόθηκε από τα τηλεοπτικά δίκτυα.
http://www.e-typos.com/Post.aspx?id=31008
23/3/13
Συμφωνία για διεξαγωγή Ανώτατου Διακυβερνητικού Συμβουλίου Ελλάδας- Ισραήλ.....
ReplyDeleteΟ Πρωθυπουργός κ. Αντώνης Σαμαράς είχε χθες το απόγευμα τηλεφωνική επικοινωνία με τον Πρωθυπουργό του Ισραήλ κ. Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ο Πρωθυπουργός συνεχάρη τον κ. Netanyahu για τον σχηματισμό Κυβέρνησης και συμφωνήθηκε η διεξαγωγή Ανώτατου Διακυβερνητικού Συμβουλίου (G to G) Ελλάδος- Ισραήλ, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί το προσεχές διάστημα και θα προετοιμαστεί μέσω της διπλωματικής οδού.
http://www.antinews.gr/2013/03/23/209519/
23/3/13
Turkish, Israeli diplomats to meet on compensation....
ReplyDeleteTurkish and Israeli diplomats will meet next week to agree on compensation for the nine Turks that died in the 2010 Mavi Marmara IDF raid, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Saturday.
The diplomats are set to iron out the technical details of the compensation.
"Normalization will come gradually over time," a Turkish official told Hurriyet.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=307515&R=R101
23/3/13
Peres welcomes apology to Turkey: Grudge is not policy....
ReplyDeleteIn interviews with 'Hurriyet' and CNN Turk the president calls on the Turkish people to join in breaking the ice following a three-year rift between the 2 countries over the death of 9 Turks aboard the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara.
President Shimon Peres added his voice to the chorus of approval of the reconciliation between Israel and Turkey on Sunday. Prior to meeting for a Passover eve toast with soldiers stationed in the West Bank, Peres who was interviewed by Hurriyet, one of the largest daily newspapers in Turkey and by CNN Turk, spoke directly to the Turkish people saying that a grudge is not policy and that he was very pleased that the crisis between Israel and Turkey has been overcome.
Peres called on the Turkish people to join in breaking the ice following a three-year rift between the two nations which have such long and deep historic roots of friendship and cooperation. He looked forward to the restoration of good relations and said that both countries must work together to prevent the Iranian nuclear program from becoming a reality because it would endanger not only the Middle East but the whole world. He also spoke of the need to prevent Syria's chemical weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
The CNN interview which was due to be broadcast in two parts also included discussion on additional security matters and the peace process with the Palestinians. Peres was hopeful that negotiations towards a two state solution would resume in the near future.
Cansu Camlibel, a senior journalist with Hurriyet was especially appreciative of the opportunity to interview Peres so soon after the reconciliation had been announced. During the freeze in the relationship between the two countries, Peres had consistently refused to give interviews to the Turkish media.
The renewal of full diplomatic relations with Turkey had been in the air for some time, said Peres, and had been on the agendas of both countries.
Each wanted to put an end to misunderstandings, and to return to an earlier status quo. Peres noted that Turkey had provided a haven for the Jews who were expelled from Spain at the end of the 15th century, and nowadays he added, there are more than a thousand reasons for Israel and Turkey to be friends, and there was no reason for them to be enemies. Turkey had been the first Moslem country to recognize Israel, Peres noted.......etc...http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Peres-welcomes-apology-to-Turkey-Grudge-is-not-policy-307600
24/3/13
Netanyahu reassures Greeks: Turkey reconciliation won't come between us....
ReplyDeleteIsrael's security and economic ties with Greece have strengthened over the past three years as relations with Turkey have floundered.......http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-reassures-greeks-turkey-reconciliation-won-t-come-between-us.premium-1.511724?localLinksEnabled=false
25/3/13
Israel, Turkey discuss raid compensation talks....
ReplyDeleteTurkish Deputy Prime Minister on Monday said Turkey has entered into talks with Israel regarding compensation for the families of the victims of the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, AFP reported.
"Officials delegated by the two sides will work on the compensation issue. We gave the kick-start for it today," AFP quoted Bulent Arinc as telling reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting.
"This is a big success of Turkish foreign policy," Arinc said.
He added that Turkey's foreign minister "held talks with the other party and expressed the necessity to swiftly solve the issue," AFP quoted the deputy prime minister as saying.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=307720&R=R101
25/3/13
Ερντογάν: Η «συγγνώμη» του Ισραήλ αλλάζει τις ισορροπίες στη Μέση Ανατολή....
ReplyDeleteΗ «συγγνώμη» του Ισραήλ προς την Τουρκία για το Μαβί Μαρμαρά είναι μόνο η αρχή για να αποκατασταθούν οι σχέσεις Τελ Αβίβ - Άγκυρας και θα αλλάξει τις ισορροπίες στην ειρηνευτική διαδικασία στη Μέση Ανατολή, δήλωσε ο Τούρκος πρωθυπουργός, Ρετζίπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν.
Σύμφωνα με την τουρκική εφημερίδα «Hurriyet», κατά τη διάρκεια ομιλίας του σε μέλη του Κόμματος Δικαιοσύνης και Ανάπτυξης, ο Ερντογάν είπε ότι το σημείο στο οποίο έχουν φτάσει, ως αποτέλεσμα των διαβουλεύσεων με όλους τους «αδελφούς» στην Παλαιστίνη και τις περιφερειακές χώρες και το ότι το Ισραήλ συμφώνησε να συνεργαστεί με την Τουρκία για τη διεξαγωγή συνομιλιών με την Παλαιστίνη «αυξάνει την ευθύνη της Τουρκίας σε σχέση με την επίλυση του παλαιστινιακού ζητήματος και φέρνει μια νέα εξίσωση».
http://www.protothema.gr/world/article/?aid=267030
27/3/13
Τουρκία: Ζητά 1 εκατ. δολάρια για κάθε νεκρό της υπόθεσης «Μαβί Μαρμαρά».....το Ισραήλ είναι διατεθειμένο να καταβάλει 100.000 δολάρια....
ReplyDeleteΤο Ισραήλ και η Τουρκία βρίσκονται σε διαμάχη για το ποσό της αποζημίωσης που πρέπει να καταβληθεί στις οικογένειες των εννέα Τούρκων, οι οποίοι σκοτώθηκαν κατά την επίθεση ισραηλινών κομάντος εναντίον του στολίσκου μεταφοράς ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας στη Λωρίδα της Γάζας, τον Μάιο του 2010, αναφέρουν δημοσιεύματα ισραηλινών εφημερίδων.
Σύμφωνα με την οικονομική εφημερίδα Israeli Globes, η Τουρκία ζητεί ένα εκατομμύριο δολάρια για κάθε νεκρό, ενώ το Ισραήλ είναι διατεθειμένο να καταβάλει 100.000 δολάρια.
Η Jerusalem Post αναφέρει ότι ισραηλινοί και τούρκοι αξιωματούχοι αναμένεται ν΄αρχίσουν συναντήσεις αυτήν την εβδομάδα για το θέμα αυτό.
Στη διάρκεια προηγούμενων διαπραγματεύσεων προτάθηκε η καταβολή από το Ισραήλ των χρημάτων απευθείας σε τουρκικό ταμείο που έχει δημιουργηθεί για τις οικογένειες και όχι σε κάθε οικογένεια χωριστά.
Μετά το επεισόδιο αυτό προκλήθηκε ένταση στις σχέσεις ανάμεσα στους κάποτε στενούς συμμάχους Τουρκία και το Ισραήλ. Ως την περασμένη εβδομάδα, το Ισραήλ απέρριπτε τα αιτήματα της Τουρκίας να ζητήσει συγγνώμη και να καταβάλει αποζημιώσεις.
Ο ισραηλινός πρωθυπουργός Μπενιαμίν Νετανιάχου είχε τηλεφωνική επικοινωνία με τον τούρκο πρωθυπουργό Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν την Παρασκευή, τελευταία ημέρα της επίσκεψης στο Ισραήλ του αμερικανού προέδρου Μπαράκ Ομπάμα. Κατά την επικοινωνία τους αυτή ο Νετανιάχου ζήτησε συγγνώμη από τον Ερντογάν διαβεβαιώνοντάς τον ότι δεν υπήρξε πρόθεση για το θάνατο των εννέα τούρκων ακτιβιστών.
Οι δυο ηγέτες αποφάσισαν επίσης να επιστρέψουν στις θέσεις τους οι πρεσβευτές των δυο χωρών.
http://www.tovima.gr/world/article/?aid=504633
27/3/13
Τουρκία: Αναβάθμιση σε "BB+" από Standard & Poor΄s.....
ReplyDeleteΣε αναβάθμιση της πιστοληπτικής ικανότητας της Τουρκίας προχώρησε η Standard & Poor΄s, επικαλούμενη την ενίσχυση της απόδοσης της χώρας στις εξαγωγές.
Ειδικότερα, ο οίκος αναβάθμισε το αξιόχρεο της χώρας σε "BB+", από "BB", τοποθετώντας το μία βαθμίδα χαμηλότερα από την κλίμακα "investment grade". Το outlοοκ είναι "σταθερό".
H S&P αναφέρει στην έκθεσή της πως η αναβάθμιση λαμβάνει υπόψιν τη βελτιωμένη απόδοση των εξαγωγών αλλά και τη σταθερή και διαρκή μείωση των -σημαντικών ακόμη- αναγκών εξωτερικής χρηματοδότησης της Τουρκίας. Ο οίκος προσθέτει πως η οικονομική ανάπτυξη επιβραδύνθηκε σε πιο διατηρήσιμα επίπεδα, χωρίς ωστόσο να υπονομεύει τη σχετικά ισχυρή χρηματοοικονομική απόδοση της χώρας.
Η αναβάθμιση αντανακλά επίσης την πρόοδο που έχει σημειωθεί στην επίλυση του κουρδικού ζητήματος.
Η S&P αναμένει πως το ΑΕΠ της Τουρκίας θα ανακάμψει τα προσεχή έτη, αντικατοπτρίζοντας τη σταθερή επέκταση της εγχώριας ζήτησης και τις ισχυρές εξαγωγές.
Πηγή:www.capital.gr
http://www.capital.gr/News.asp?id=1761028
Official: If apology to Ankara fails, not Israel's fault....
ReplyDeleteJerusalem hopes its apology to Ankara for mistakes that might have led to the unnecessary loss of life on the Mavi Marmara turns the page in relations with Turkey, but if it does not, one official said, everyone will see “that Israel went the extra mile.”
The official’s comments came even as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to “rub Israel’s nose” in the apology, claiming it now makes Turkey a major player in the diplomatic process with the Palestinians.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=307935&R=R101
28/3/13
Washington Post: Συρία και αέριο συμφιλιώνουν Ισραήλ και Τουρκία....Η υπό αμερικανική διαμεσολάβηση τηλεφωνική συνομιλία Ισραήλ και Τουρκίας ανοίγει το δρόμο....
ReplyDeleteH επαναπροσέγγιση του Ισραήλ και της Τουρκίας με τη συγγνώμη για το Mavi Marmara φέρνει ξανά κοντά τους δύο συμμάχους των ΗΠΑ σε μία κρίσιμη εποχή για την περιοχή: Και οι δύο χώρες κοιτούν με αγωνία την παραπαίουσα Συρία, έχοντας ταχθεί αμφότερες απέναντι στον Άσαντ, ενώ από κοινού μπορούν να ενισχύσουν την πίεση στο Ιράν.
Την ίδια στιγμή, αναλυτές και διπλωμάτες διαβλέπουν και ένα ισχυρό ενεργειακό κίνητρο για τη συμφιλίωση: To Iσραήλ επιδιώκει συνεργασία με την Άγκυρα για τη μεταφορά φυσικού αερίου, με διπλωμάτες να υποστηρίζουν ότι η Κύπρος έχει γίνει λιγότερο ελκυστικός ως εταίρος.
Η, υπό αμερικανική διαμεσολάβηση όπως φαίνεται, τηλεφωνική συνομιλία Ισραήλ και Τουρκίας κατά τη διάρκεια της επίσκεψης Ομπάμα στο Ισραήλ, «ανοίγει το δρόμο για τις δύο χώρες να ξεκινήσουν την ανταλλαγή πληροφοριών και τη διαχείριση της κοινής απειλής που έρχεται από τη Συρία», γράφει ενδεικτικά η Washington Post.
O ισραηλινός πρωθυπουργός ήταν σαφής στην ανακοίνωσή του μετά την συγγνώμη, λέγοντας πως η ανησυχία για το μέλλον του χημικού οπλοστασίου της Συρίας αποτέλεσε ένα από τα κίνητρά του.
Όσον αφορά το Ιράν, η ενόχληση με την οποία είδε η Τεχεράνη την επαναπροσέγγιση φτάνει ως απόδειξη για τη νίκη που κατάφερε το Ισραήλ. Η Άγκυρα από την πλευρά της μπορεί να ικανοποιείται βλέποντας το ρόλο της ως περιφερειακή δύναμη να επιβεβαιώνεται.
Ωστόσο, όπως σημειώνει η Wall Street Journal, εκτός από το συριακό εμφύλιο η επαναπροσέγγιση «είχε και ένα ισχυρό οικονομικό κίνητρο: την πιθανή εξαγωγή φυσικού αερίου διαμέσου της Τουρκίας».
Η εφημερίδα επικαλείται τον Αλόν Λιέλ, Ισραηλινό διπλωμάτη που έχει υπηρετήσει και στην Τουρκία και υποστηρίζει ότι τους τελευταίους μήνες οι δύο πλευρές βρίσκονταν σε επικοινωνία με στόχο τη συνεργασία στον τομέα του φυσικού αερίου. Με την επαναπροσέγγιση, ανέφερε ο Λιέλ, ανοίγει ο δρόμος για αυτή τη συνεργασία.
«Η Κύπρος καταρρέει οικονομικά και το Ισραήλ αντιλήφθηκε ότι δεν μπορεί να υλοποιήσει τα σχέδιά του για εξαγωγή μέσω του νησιού» υποστηρίζει ο Λιέλ στην εφημερίδα. Όσον αφορά την τουρκική πλευρά, υποστηρίζεται ότι τα κοιτάσματα στη νοτιοανατολική Μεσόγειο θα μπορούσαν να τροφοδοτούν έναν αγωγό που περνά από την Τουρκία.
http://www.tovima.gr/politics/article/?aid=505008
29/3/13
ΒΕΛΓΙΚΟΣ ΤΥΠΟΣ.....«Αξιοπρέπεια επέδειξαν οι Κύπριοι».....
ReplyDeleteΗ κρίση έχει αφήσει βαθιά τραύματα στους Κύπριους παρά την ηρεμία που επικράτησε κατά την χτεσινή πρώτη μέρα επαναλειτουργίας των τραπεζών, επισημαίνει σε σημερινά δημοσιεύματά του ο ολλανδόφωνος βελγικός τύπος σε ανταποκρίσεις από την Κύπρο.
Η εφημερίδα De Morgen σε σημερινό δημοσίευμα με τίτλο «Οι Κύπριοι επέδειξαν αξιοπρέπεια αλλά παραμένουν οργισμένοι», κάνει λόγο για «αξιοσημείωτη ψυχραιμία» που κυριάρχησε στις ουρές των κυπριακών τραπεζών παρά την έκδηλη αγανάκτηση των πολιτών. Αν και παρατηρήθηκε ένας κάποιος συνωστισμός μπροστά στις τράπεζες, οι Κύπριοι επέδειξαν ψυχραιμία και αυτοσυγκράτηση, προσθέτει η εφημερίδα.
Επισημαίνεται ότι η χτεσινή μέρα ήταν μια από τις πλέον κρίσιμες στην ιστορία της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, καθώς υπήρχε διάχυτη η ανησυχία ότι τα ταμεία των τραπεζών θα αδειάσουν από αγανακτισμένους πελάτες που θα απέσυραν μαζικά τις καταθέσεις τους. Ενδεικτικό μάλιστα του κλίματος – παρατηρεί η εφημερίδα - ήταν και το γεγονός ότι μέχρι και η γερμανική κεντρική τράπεζα είχε φροντίσει να αποστείλει πακτωλούς μετρητών προκειμένου να τροφοδοτήσει τις κυπριακές τράπεζες σε περίπτωση που το σενάριο μαζικής φυγής κεφαλαίων αποκτούσε τελικά σάρκα και οστά.
Από την πλευρά της η εφημερίδα De Standaard με τον τίτλο «Μια δύσκολη μέρα που όμως κύλησε χωρίς δράματα», τονίζει ότι χθες επικράτησε ηρεμία και ψυχραιμία και οι πελάτες των τραπεζών περίμεναν υπομονετικά την σειρά τους χωρίς φωνές ή διαμαρτυρίες. Η μόνιμη επωδός πολλών απ’ αυτούς ήταν ότι «εμείς δεν κλαιγόμαστε και όταν έχουμε κάποιο πρόβλημα προσπαθούμε να βρούμε λύση χωρίς να μεμψιμοιρούμε ή να μεταθέτουμε τις ευθύνες σε άλλους». «Δεν είμαστε σαν τους "Έλληνες"», παρατηρούσαν.
Εκτενείς αναφορές γίνονται στα περιοριστικά μέτρα που έλαβε η κυπριακή κυβέρνηση προκειμένου να αποτρέψει πιθανή μαζική εκροή καταθέσεων. Σημειώνεται επίσης ότι η χώρα κηρύχθηκε σε κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης προκειμένου να καταστεί δυνατή η επιβολή περιορισμών στη διακίνηση των κεφαλαίων. Επισημαίνεται πάντως ότι το θέμα της αναζήτησης των υπαιτίων της οικονομικής καταστροφής κυριαρχεί στην δημόσια συζήτηση, ενώ διατυπώνονται σφοδρές επικρίσεις για τους χειρισμούς τόσο της Ευρώπης όσο και της εγχώριας πολιτικής και οικονομικής ηγεσίας, ενώ θεωρείται σίγουρο ότι οι υπεύθυνοι θα παραπεμφθούν στην δικαιοσύνη.
http://www.politisnews.eu/cgibin/hweb?-A=231855&-V=articles
29/03/2013 - 12:57
Turkish deputy PM: Israelis to visit to discuss reparations....
ReplyDeleteTurkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Friday that Ankara was expecting to receive an Israeli delegation in Turkey next week in order to discuss reparations for the families of those killed aboard the Mavi Marmara in 2010.
"No one should talk about figures at the moment. People should not have certain expectations about the amount of the reparations," the Andalou Agency quoted him as saying.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=308141&R=R101
29/3/13
Steinitz: We should have apologized to Turkey 3 years ago....
ReplyDeletePrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did the correct and rational thing to do by apologizing to Turkey last week over the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara, International Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud) said Friday in an interview with Channel 2. "We should have apologized three years ago," he added.
Steinitz said the the affair was not a matter of justice, but that relations with Turkey are important and reconciliation between the two countries will allow renewed discussion about the Syria crisis.
"We put the ball in their court.. we did what we needed to do," he opined, explaining that Netanyahu had decided to take advantage of US President Barack Obama's visit to the region to put and end to the affair.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=308154&R=R101
29/3/13
Ξεκινούν οι διαπραγματεύσεις Τουρκίας-Ισραήλ για τα θύματα του «Μαβί Μαρμαρά».....
ReplyDeleteΤην επόμενη εβδομάδα αναμένεται να ξεκινήσουν οι διαπραγματεύσεις μεταξύ Τουρκίας-Ισραήλ, για την καταβολή αποζημιώσεων στους οικείους των εννέα Τούρκων που είχαν χάσει τη ζωή τους κατά την επίθεση ισραηλινών καταδρομέων στον στολίσκο που προσπαθούσε να μεταφέρει ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια στη Γάζα.
Ισραηλινή αντιπροσωπεία πρόκειται να μεταβεί στην Άγκυρα για να επεξεργασθεί το θέμα των αποζημιώσεων, δήλωσε μιλώντας σε τουρκικό τηλεοπτικό δίκτυο ο αντιπρόεδρος της κυβέρνησης Μπουλέντ Αρίντς, που είχε ανακοινώσει τη Δευτέρα πως οι δύο πλευρές έδωσαν το έναυσμα για την έναρξη των διαπραγματεύσεων. Ο Αρίντς δεν θέλησε να υπεισέλθει σε περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες για το ποσόν των διεκδικούμενων αποζημιώσεων, εξηγώντας πως το ζήτημα αυτό απομένει να ρυθμιστεί με τους δικηγόρους των θυμάτων. Η αντίστοιχη τουρκική αποστολή εκτιμάται πως θα έχει επικεφαλής τον υφυπουργό Εξωτερικών Φεριντούν Σινιρλίογλου.
Έως και πρόσφατα, το Ισραήλ αρνείτο πεισματικά όχι μόνον να αποζημιώσει για τους νεκρούς Τούρκους, αλλά και να ζητήσει συγγνώμη για τα γεγονότα που εξελίχθηκαν επί του σκάφους Μαβί Μαρμαρά, στο οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε ρεσάλτο από καταδρομείς του.
Όμως στις 22 Μαρτίου, σε μία εντυπωσιακή κίνηση πριν από την αναχώρηση του Αμερικανού προέδρου Μπαράκ Ομπάμα από το Ισραήλ, ο πρωθυπουργός του εβραϊκού κράτους Μπενιαμίν Νετανιάχου εξέφρασε σε τηλεφωνική του επικοινωνία με τον Τούρκο ομόλογό του Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν τη συγγνώμη του ιδίου και της κυβέρνησής του για τα γεγονότα.
http://www.protothema.gr/world/article/?aid=267716
29/3/13
U.S. secretary of state to visit Turkey for 2nd time in two months....
ReplyDeleteANKARA, April 3 (Xinhua) --
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey this weekend before his trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, local media reported Wednesday.
In his second visit to Turkey since March, Kerry will hold talks with Turkish officials on possible contribution of Ankara to reviving the Middle East peace process.
In addition, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on May 16, according to Turkey's Hurriyet Daily.
During Obama's visit to the region in late March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to Turkey for the attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in which eight Turks and an American of Turkish origin were killed in May 2010.
The long-awaited apology came under the mediation of Obama, who said Washington attached great importance to the restoration of positive relations between Turkey and Israel.
http://english.cntv.cn/20130403/106048.shtml
3/4/13
Σε Κωνσταντινούπολη, Ιερουσαλήμ και Ραμάλα μεταβαίνει ο Κέρι....Ταξίδι με έντονο διπλωματικό παρασκήνιο....
DeleteΟ επικεφαλής της αμερικανικής διπλωματίας, Τζον Κέρι, αναχωρεί εντός της εβδομάδας από την Ουάσινγκτον με προορισμούς πρώτα την Κωνσταντινούπολη και μετά την Ιερουσαλήμ και τη Ραμάλα.
Κατά την παραμονή του στην Τουρκία, ο Αμερικανός υπουργός Εξωτερικών θα έχει σειρά προγραμματισμένων επαφών με την ανώτατη ηγεσία της χώρας, με αντικείμενο την κρίση στη γειτονική Συρία, σύμφωνα με εκπρόσωπο του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ.
Στις 8 και 9 Απριλίου ο Κέρι θα βρεθεί στην Ιερουσαλήμ, και θα έχει εκεί προγραμματισμένη συνάντηση με τον πρωθυπουργό του Ισραήλ, Μπένιαμιν Νετανιάχου.
Στη Ραμάλα θα επακολουθήσουν προγραμματισμένες συνομιλίες με τον πρόεδρο της Παλαιστινιακής Αρχής, Μαχμούντ Αμπάς.
http://www.protothema.gr/world/article/?aid=268912
3/4/13
On eve of Kerry trip, PA delays plan to take Israel to ICC....
DeleteOn the eve of US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority leadership announced that it has agreed to delay its plan to prosecute Israel at the International Criminal Court, PLO Executive Committee member Hana Amireh confirmed Saturday.
Kerry is scheduled to meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday evening to discuss ways of resuming peace talks with Israel. He is then scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday.
PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki said the PA leadership was expecting Kerry to bring new ideas and proposals for resuming the peace process. Amireh said the decision to postpone the court bid was taken three months ago in order to give a chance to US efforts to resume peace talks between Israel and the PA.
He said the PA was hoping that the US and other international parties would be able to exert pressure on Israel to stop its "measures" against the Palestinians.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=308911&R=R101
6/4/13
Πιέζει Τουρκία και Ισραήλ να τα βρουν ο Τζον Κέρι....
ReplyDeleteΟ αμερικανός υπουργός Εξωτερικών Τζον Κέρι δήλωσε σήμερα ότι δεν είναι η Ουάσινγκτον αυτή που θα ορίσει χρονοδιάγραμμα για την εξομάλυνση των σχέσεων της Τουρκίας με το Ισραήλ, όμως υπογράμμισε τη σημασία της αποκατάστασης μιας πλήρους σχέσης μεταξύ αυτών των δύο χωρών μετά τη συγγνώμη του εβραϊκού κράτους προς την Άγκυρα για το θάνατο εννέα Τούρκων το 2010 σε επίθεση εναντίον πλοίου με προορισμό τη Γάζα.
"Θέλουμε αυτή η σχέση, που είναι σημαντική για τη σταθερότητα της Μέσης Ανατολής και μάλιστα κρίσιμη για την ίδια την ειρηνευτική διαδικασία, να επιστρέψει στην ομαλότητα", δήλωσε ο Κέρι σε κοινή συνέντευξη που έδωσε με τον τούρκο ομόλογό του Αχμέτ Νταβούτογλου αφού έφτασε στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, πρώτο σταθμό μιας 10ήμερης περιοδείας του στη Μέση Ανατολή, την Ευρώπη και την Ασία.
Ο αμερικανός υπουργός Εξωτερικών πρόσθεσε πως η Τουρκία μπορεί να διαδραματίσει ρόλο "κλειδί" και να προσφέρει μια "σημαντική συμβολή" στην ειρηνευτική διαδικασία μεταξύ του Ισραήλ και των Παλαιστινίων.
Ο Κέρι δήλωσε εξάλλου στη συνέντευξή του πως οι μεγάλες δυνάμεις θα συνεχίσουν τις συνομιλίες με το Ιράν για το επίμαχο πυρηνικό του πρόγραμμα, όμως υπογράμμισε πως η διαδικασία αυτή δεν μπορεί να συνεχιστεί για πάντα.
"Δεν είναι μια διαδικασία χωρίς τέλος", τόνισε ο Κέρι προσθέτοντας πως ο Πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ Μπαράκ Ομπάμα είναι προσηλωμένος στη συνέχιση της διπλωματικής διαδικασίας παρά το γεγονός ότι τη διαδικασία αυτή περιπλέκεται από τη διεξαγωγή εκλογών τον Ιούνιο στο Ιράν.
Οι συνομιλίες ανάμεσα στο Ιράν και τις μεγάλες δυνάμεις τερματίσθηκαν χθες Σάββατο στο Καζακστάν χωρίς να αρθεί το αδιέξοδο. Δεν έχουν προγραμματιστεί νέες συνομιλίες.
Έφτασε στο Ισραήλ ο Τζον Κέρι
Ο υπουργός Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ Τζον Κέρι έφθασε σήμερα το απόγευμα στο Τελ Αβίβ για μία επίσκεψη τριών ημερών, στη διάρκεια της οποίας θα έχει συναντήσεις με ισραηλινούς και παλαιστίνιους ηγέτες για την εξεύρεση τρόπων επανεκκίνησης της ειρηνευτικής διαδικασίας, μετέδωσε ανταποκριτής του Γαλλικού Πρακτορείου Ειδήσεων.
Προερχόμενος από την Τουρκία, ο Κέρι έφθασε στο αεροδρόμιο Μπεν Γκουριόν γύρω στις 14:50 ώρα Γκρίνουιτς (17:50 ώρα Ελλάδας). Αναμένεται να μεταβεί απευθείας στη Ραμάλα της Δυτικής Όχθης προκειμένου να συναντηθεί με τον παλαιστίνιο πρόεδρο Μαχμούντ Αμπάς.
Αφού αναχωρήσει από τη Μέση Ανατολή, ο Κέρι θα μεταβεί στο Λονδίνο για να συμμετάσχει σε μια σύνοδο των υπουργών Εξωτερικών της Ομάδας των Οκτώ (G8) πριν επισκεφθεί στη συνέχεια τη Νότια Κορέα, την Κίνα και την Ιαπωνία. Πρόκειται να επιστρέψει στην Ουάσινγκτον στις 15 Απριλίου.
http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=1&artid=174758
7/4/13
Ισραήλ: Χωρίς την Τουρκία οι συνομιλίες με τους Παλαιστίνιους.....Στο Τελ Αβίβ ο Τζον Κέρι....
ReplyDeleteΚάθε συζήτηση για άμεση ενεργή συμμετοχή της Τουρκίας στην επανεκκίνηση της ειρηνευτικής διαδικασίας με τους Παλαιστίνιους επιχείρησε να κόψει την Κυριακή η υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης του Ισραήλ Τζίπι Λίβνι, παρά τις περί αντιθέτου εισηγήσεις του αμερικανού υπουργού Εξωτερικών, ο οποίος βρίσκεται στο Τελ Αβίβ.
"Η πολιτική διαδικασία θα πρέπει να αναπτυχθεί απευθείας ανάμεσα σε εμάς και στους Παλαιστινίους", απάντησε η Λίβνι στη δημόσια ραδιοφωνία, σε ερώτηση για το ρόλο που θα μπορούσε να διαδραματίσει η Τουρκία στην επανέναρξη των διαπραγματεύσεων που έχουν "παγώσει" από το Σεπτέμβριο του 2010.
Νωρίτερα την Κυριακή ο επικεφαλής της αμερικανικής διπλωματίας, Τζον Κέρι, ευρισκόμενος στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, δήλωσε σε κοινή συνέντευξη με τον τούρκο ομόλογό του, Αχμέτ Νταβούτογλου, ότι δεν είναι η Ουάσινγκτον αυτή που θα ορίσει χρονοδιάγραμμα για την εξομάλυνση των σχέσεων Τουρκίας-Ισραήλ, όμως υπογράμμισε τη σημασία της αποκατάστασης μιας πλήρους σχέσης μεταξύ των δύο χωρών. “Θέλουμε αυτή η σχέση, που είναι σημαντική για τη σταθερότητα της Μέσης Ανατολής και μάλιστα κρίσιμη για την ίδια την ειρηνευτική διαδικασία, να επιστρέψει στην ομαλότητα”, δήλωσε ο Κέρι.
Σχολιάζοντας αργότερα η ισραηλινή υπουργός, η οποία έχει επιφορτιστεί με το φάκελο των διαπραγματεύσεων με τους Παλαιστινίους, τόνισε πως "η ιδέα είναι ενδιαφέρουσα, αλλά αυτό θα πάρει χρόνο".
Ο Τζον Κέρι, ο οποίος έφτασε το απόγευμα στην πρωτεύουσα του Ισραήλ, αναμένεται να έχει απόψε συνομιλίες στη Ραμάλα της Δυτικής Όχθης με τον πρόεδρο της Παλαιστινιακής Αρχής Μαχμούντ Αμπάς και την Τρίτη στην Ιερουσαλήμ με τον ισραηλινό πρωθυπουργό Μπενιαμίν Νετανιάχου.
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news-room.el&id=356003
7/4/13
Τουρκία: Αναβλήθηκε επίσκεψη ισραηλινής αντιπροσωπείας για την υπόθεση του Μαβί Μαρμαρά.....
ReplyDeleteΣτην απουσία του στο Κιργιστάν για την εκεί επίσκεψη του Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν απέδωσε ο Τούρκος κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος, Μπουλέντ Αρίντς, την αναβολή της επίσκεψης στην Άγκυρα ισραηλινής αντιπροσωπείας για διαπραγματεύσεις σχετικά με την αποζημίωση των οικείων των εννέα Τούρκων ακτιβιστών που σκοτώθηκαν το 2010 από τον ισραηλινό στρατό στα ανοικτά της Γάζας,
Είχε προηγηθεί μόλις τη Δευτέρα η ανακοίνωση των ακτιβιστών που έχουν προσφύγει στην τουρκική δικαιοσύνη ότι θα επιμείνουν στην προσφυγή τους παρά την πρόσφατη συγγνώμη του Ισραήλ.
Η επίσκεψη, η οποία επρόκειτο αρχικά να πραγματοποιηθεί την Πέμπτη και την Παρασκευή, θα λάβει χώρα στις 21 ή τις 22 Απριλίου.
Ο Αρίντς δήλωσε, πάντως, πως η εξομάλυνση των σχέσεων Τουρκίας-Ισραήλ συνεχίζεται στο σωστό δρόμο.
http://www.protothema.gr/world/article/?aid=270343
9/4/13
Israel approves Turkish construction transport to Gaza.....
ReplyDeleteBy JPOST.COM STAFF
04/09/2013 18:43
In light of efforts to normalize relations with Turkey, Israel has permitted Turkey to transport materials to the Gaza Strip for the purpose of constructing a Turkish-funded hospital, a senior Turkish diplomat told Turkish daily Hurriyet Tuesday.
In addition to the 60 containers of construction cargo that Israel has already permitted, 60 additional containers were reportedly en route to the coastal territory.
According to the report, Israel provided visas to officials traveling to assist with hospital construction.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=309234&R=R101
9/4/13
Στη Λωρίδα της Γάζας ο Έρντογάν στα τέλη Μαΐου....
ReplyDeleteΟ τούρκος πρωθυπουργός Ταγίπ Ερντογάν δήλωσε σήμερα ότι θα επισκεφθεί τη Λωρίδα της Γάζας στα τέλη Μαΐου ύστερα από την επίσημη επίσκεψη που θα πραγματοποιήσει στις ΗΠΑ στα μέσα του μήνα.
Ο Ερντογάν δεν έδωσε συγκεκριμένη ημερομηνία για την επίσκεψή του, αλλά σε τηλεοπτική ομιλία του στην Άγκυρα είπε ότι "θα γίνει περί τα τέλη Μαϊου". Ο πρωθυπουργός θα ταξιδέψει στην Ουάσινγκτον για να συναντηθεί με τον πρόεδρο Μπαράκ Ομπάμα στις 16 Μαϊου.
Ο τούρκος ηγέτης, ο οποίος έχει εκφράσει εδώ και χρόνια την επιθυμία του να επισκεφθεί τα παλαιστινιακά εδάφη, αναμενόταν να ταξιδέψει εκεί αυτό τον μήνα, αλλά ανέβαλε το ταξίδι του ύστερα από αίτημα της Ουάσινγκτον, ανέφερε η εφημερίδα Hurriyet και άλλα τουρκικά μέσα ενημέρωσης.
Οι ΗΠΑ ήθελαν να καθυστερήσει η επίσκεψη Ερντογάν, σύμφωνα με τα δημοσιεύματα, ώστε να μην επηρεαστεί η διαδικασία επαναπροσέγγισης μεταξύ Τουρκίας και Ισραήλ που μόλις ξεκίνησε, ύστερα από την συγγνώμη του Ισραήλ τον Μάρτιο για τον θάνατο εννέα Τούρκων το 2010.
Τον περασμένο μήνα, ο Ομπάμα μεσολάβησε για την επίτευξη του πρώτου βήματος επανασύνδεσης των δύο πρώην συμμάχων, οι σχέσεις των οποίων ''πάγωσαν'' το 2010 όταν ισραηλινοί πεζοναύτες σκότωσαν εννέα Τούρκους που επέβαιναν σε πλοίο, το οποίο μετέφερε ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια στη Γάζα.
http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=1&artid=175667
14/4/13
Turkey warns Israel against 'dirty bargaining'.....
ReplyDeleteBy JPOST.COM STAFF
04/15/2013 10:30
Turkish officials are warning Israel that they should prepare to pay substantial compensation to the families of victims who were killed on the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla, and should avoid "horse trading or dirty bargaining," Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported Monday.
An anonymous Turkish diplomat told Hurriyet that "Israel should perfectly know that this is not a process of bargaining. Compensation talks should not be turned into horse trading or dirty bargaining." The source added that he hoped the issue would be solved in coming weeks.
“We want to close this issue in one session. Discussing human life for money is not a pleasant thing. This should be concluded in a most appropriate way,” the source reportedly said.
According to the Turkish paper, unconfirmed reports have stated that Israel is willing to pay $100,000 per victim, however Turkish officials say that "it should be a substantial amount," although they have not stated an exact figure.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=309858&R=R101
15/4/13
Turkey first state with ambassador to 'Palestine'....
ReplyDeleteBy JPOST.COM STAFF
LAST UPDATED: 04/15/2013 13:49
Turkey's consul general to the Palestinian Authority has presented his credentials to PA President Mahmoud Abbas and will become the first ambassador recognized by Palestine, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Monday.
The move comes after the Palestinian upgrade to non-member observer state at the UN General Assembly in November.
Turkey was one of a large majority of states which recognized the PA's status upgrade at the United Nations.
Şakir Torunlar, who has served as the consul general in Jerusalem, which provides consular services for Turkish citizens in the West Bank and Gaza, will be the new Turkish Ambassador to Palestine, according to the report.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=309867&R=R101
15/4/13
Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement ....
ReplyDeleteISTANBUL: Wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sought to cement and speed up an improvement in relations between Turkey and Israel as well as explore new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts.
President Barack Obama has made both issues foreign policy priorities for his second term and Kerry was pushing them in meetings with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu.
On a trip to Israel last month, Obama secured a pledge from Turkish and Israeli leaders to normalize ties that broke down after a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed eight Turks and a Turkish-American. However, the rapprochement has been slow, sparking concerns that Turkey may be backsliding on its commitment.
US officials say they are hopeful that a meeting this week of Israeli and Turkish diplomats to discuss Israeli compensation for victims of the flotilla raid will jumpstart the process of restoring full diplomatic relations and exchanging ambassadors between the two countries that Washington sees as key strategic partners in the volatile Middle East.
Kerry said at a news conference that he had a "prolonged and constructive" discussion with Davutoglu, about "the importance of completing the task with respect to the renewal of relations between Turkey and Israel."
Kerry said he believes that Davutoglu and Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan "are deeply committed to fulfilling all of the obligations of that understanding. I think they are committed to doing so."
Erdogan is due to visit Obama at the White House on May 16 and US officials are keen to see substantive process by then.
However, Erdogan's plans to visit the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip sometime in May after his trip to Washington have raised concerns. The State Department has said such a journey would be unhelpful. Both Israel and Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority is based in the West Bank, are opposed........http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Kerry-pushes-Turkey-Israel-rapprochement/articleshow/19664493.cms
21/4/13
US Defense Secretary: Israel to make its ‘own decision’ to attack Iran ....
ReplyDeleteUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel acknowledges that while Israel and the US share a commitment to ensuring Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, there "may well be some differences" on the question of when it might decide to go for a bomb.
There is "no daylight at all" between the US and Israel’s stances on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapon, he said. But there could be a divergence in evaluating the timing of the threat from Tehran.
Hagel’s latest visit to Israel has exposed a widely-known secret that the Obama administration has reasons not to get drawn into a new conflict.
But the high status of the major US ally comes with the necessity to sugarcoat the bitter pill.
Hagel has arrived in Tel Aviv with two pieces of news: good and bad.
The good news is he brought a multi-billion-dollar arms package that will enable Israeli military with Osprey V-22 tilt-rotor transport aircrafts, air tankers and anti-radar missiles to eliminate enemy air defenses.
The supply of the newest American weapons to Israel is designed to show Tehran that a solution by force of the Iranian nuclear problem remains on the table.
"I don't think there's any question that's another very clear signal to Iran,” Hagel told reporters on Sunday.
Because Israel has no common border with Iran, it would need to refuel its bombers and fighter jets to get to the Iranian airspace. Iran also has deeply embedded air defenses, so taking it out would imply anti-radar air-to-surface missiles.
The bad news is that despite Hagel saying the US and Israel regard the nuclear threat from Iran "exactly the same", there is a difference between Washington’s and Tel Aviv’s perception of the timing and necessity to attack.
“When you back down into the specifics of the timing of when and if Iran decides to pursue a nuclear weapon, there may well be some differences,” Hagel said.
On his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel delivered a message from the Obama administration that it is up to Israel to decide when to make a pre-emptively attack on Persians.
“Israel will make the decision that Israel must make to protect itself, to defend itself,” Hagel told reporters ahead of his Middle East voyage.......http://rt.com/news/hagel-israel-iran-message-163/
21/4/13
Hagel arrives in Israel, says U.S. ally maintains right to strike Iran....
ReplyDeleteJERUSALEM, April 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrived in Israel early Sunday for talks expected to feature Iran's nuclear program, the Syrian civil war and a major arms deal to ensure Israel's military edge.
This is Hagel's first visit to the country since entering his post in February, and the first leg of a week-long regional tour that includes Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Speaking to reporters on his flight to Tel Aviv, Hagel underscored Washington's view that Israel maintains the right to defend itself as it sees fit, and that military force to halt Iran 's nuclear program remains a feasible option.
"Israel will make the decision that it must make to protect itself... In dealing with Iran, every option must be on the table, " Hagel said, echoing recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel does not need permission to exercise its right to self-defense.
Stressing that while the United States and Israel see eye to eye on the need to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, Hagel acknowledged that the two allies may differ on when and if Tehran will ultimately decide to assemble a nuclear bomb.
Apart from Iran and Syria, Hagel's visit is expected to see the conclusion of an arms deal meant to dramatically bolster Israel's long-range strike capabilities.
As part of the deal, which Hagel will discuss with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Monday, the United States is offering to sell Israel Boeing's KC-135 refueling tankers, specialized anti-radar missiles, advanced radars for use on fighter jets and, and V-22 Osprey troop and cargo planes that take off and land vertically and have an extended range.
Defense officials here said the deal will be financed via U.S. annual military aid to Israel, which this year totaled 3.1 billion U.S. dollars.
The deal is part of a wider 10-billion-dollar deal that includes huge arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE and aims to provide Washington's allies in the region with enhanced military capabilities.
Following his initial meeting with Ya'alonj on Sunday evening, Hagel is planned to meet with Netanyahu, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and President Shimon Peres.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/21/c_132328113.htm
21/4/13
Davutoğlu ile Kerry bir araya geldi ....
ReplyDelete21 Nisan 2013 13:53
Dışişleri Bakanı Ahmet Davutoğlu ile ABD Dışişleri Bakanı John Kerry, İstanbul'da bir araya geldi.
İSTANBUL
Davutoğlu ve Kerry, Conrad Otel'de çalışma yemeğinde buluştu. Görüşme, görüntü alınmasının ardından basına kapalı devam etti.
http://www.aa.com.tr/tr/rss/164565--davutoglu-ile-kerry-bir-araya-geldi
21/4/13
We have advised Erdogan to postpone his potential visit to Gaza....
DeleteUS Secretary of State, John Kerry on Sunday said that they have advised Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to postpone his potential visit to Gaza.
Speaking at a press conference at Istanbul's Conrad Hotel where he had arrived to attend a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Group of Friends of Syria, John Kerry stressed that he thought it would be better if Prime Minister Erdogan postponed his visit to Gaza and the visit did not take place now due to certain reasons.
"Surely, Mr. Erdogan has the right to do or not to do what he wishes. We believe that the timing of the visit to Gaza is critical for the peace process we are trying to place back on the road. We want the sides not to be affected from outside. We think that it would be more beneficial if Mr. Erdogan waited for the right conditions," Kerry said.
"Prime Minister Erdogan listened to us graciously. I think he is very sensitive on the issue. If necessary, this issue could be discussed when he comes to Washington. I want to stress that Prime Minister Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu have been very helpful and constructive in this process. We consider them as officials who can make beneficial contributions to this atmosphere," Kerry also said.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/164709--we-have-advised-erdogan-to-postpone-his-potential-visit-to-gaza
21/4/13
Kerry: Israel, Turkey, US must team up against Iran, Syria.......
ReplyDeleteBy TOVAH LAZAORFF
04/22/2013 06:11
Repairing ties between Turkey and Israel would allow both countries to work with America to combat threats from Iran and Syria, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday at an Istanbul press conference.
Kerry spoke in advance of Monday’s meeting in Ankara between an Israeli delegation led by National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror and Turkish officials, who hope to find a way to fully restore diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Kerry asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to delay his planned trip to Gaza at the end of May in order not to undermine reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Israel, as well as Washington’s renewed drive to rekindle frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
If allies such as Israel and Turkey put aside differences, they can stand up to mutual threats – one of which is Iran, Kerry told reporters.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=310645&R=R101
22/4/13
Israeli officials in Turkey for talks over redress for flotilla victims.....
ReplyDelete22 April 2013 13:14 (Last updated 22 April 2013 13:23)
A group of Israeli officials arrived in Ankara to discuss details over redress to families of the Turkish victims in a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
ANKARA
A group of Israeli officials arrived Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to discuss details over the Jewish state's pledge to pay compensation to the families of the Turkish victims in a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Redress for the nine Turks killed aboard the Mavi Marmara ship, the lead vessel in the aid convoy, was one of Turkey's key demands to agree to restore relations after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended an official apology last month for the deaths. Turkey has also demanded from Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinians.
The Israeli delegation was headed by Netanyahu's national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror. Talks are held behind closed doors at the Turkish Foreign Ministry headquarters.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/165089--israeli-officials-in-turkey
22/4/13
Τουρκία: Ισραηλινοί στην Άγκυρα για τις αποζημιώσεις στις οικογένειες των θυμάτων του "Mavi Marmara".....
DeleteΙσραηλινή αντιπροσωπεία έφθασε σήμερα στην Τουρκία για πρώτη φορά από το 2010 για να συζητήσει σχετικά με τις αποζημιώσεις που θα δοθούν στις οικογένειες των Τούρκων θυμάτων της εφόδου του ισραηλινού στρατού στο πλοίο Mavi Marmara τον Μάιο του 2010, ανοιχτά της Γάζας, σε μια πρώτη φάση της αναθέρμανσης των σχέσεων μεταξύ των δύο χωρών, ανακοίνωσε τουρκική διπλωματική πηγή. Τούρκοι και Ισραηλινοί αξιωματούχοι συνομιλούν κεκλεισμένων των θυρών στο τουρκικό υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, στην Άγκυρα. Είναι η πρώτη συνάντηση των δύο αντιπροσωπειών των οποίων ηγείται αντίστοιχα ο Τούρκος υφυπουργός Εξωτερικών Φεριντούν Σινιρλίογλου και ο επικεφαλής του ισραηλινού συμβουλίου ασφαλείας Γιάκοβ Αμιντρόρ.
Οι δύο χώρες αναμένεται να διαπραγματευτούν τη δημιουργία ενός μηχανισμού που θα επιτρέψει την καταβολή αποζημίωσης για τους εννέα Τούρκους ακτιβιστές που σκοτώθηκαν στην έφοδο ισραηλινών κομάντος στο τουρκικό πλοίο Μαβί Μαρμαρά, τη ναυαρχίδα της διεθνούς νηοπομπής που μετέφερε ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια στη Γάζα.
Έπειτα από το πιεστικό αίτημα του προέδρου των ΗΠΑ Μπαράκ Ομπάμα, ο Ισραηλινός πρωθυπουργός Μπενιαμίν Νετανιάχου ζήτησε πριν από ακριβώς ένα μήνα τη συγνώμη για το θάνατο των εννέα Τούρκων, την οποία η Άγκυρα ζητούσε μετ' επιτάσεως. Ο Τούρκος πρωθυπουργός αποδέχτηκε τη συγνώμη "εξ ονόματος του τουρκικού λαού".
Η κίνηση αυτή έθεσε τέρμα σε τρία χρόνια διατάραξης των σχέσεων μεταξύ των δυο χωρών. Οι δύο πλευρές θα συγκροτήσουν ένα ταμείο για να ικανοποιηθούν οι απαιτήσεις των οικογενειών των θυμάτων, διευκρίνισε τουρκική πηγή, χωρίς περαιτέρω διευκρίνιση. Ωστόσο προβλήματα ενδέχεται να ανακύψουν καθώς οι οικογένειες των θυμάτων, ζητούν εξ αρχής την άρση του αποκλεισμού της Γάζας. "Οι οικογένειες αυτές έχουν θέσει προτεραιότητα την άρση του εμπάργκο και του αποκλεισμού της Γάζας", είπε ο δικηγόρος Ραμαζάν Αριτούρκ που εκπροσωπεί τις οικογένειες των περισσότερων θυμάτων. "Θέλουν οι ίδιες να το διαπιστώσουν, επί τόπου, μεταβαίνοντας στη Γάζα". Άρχισε εξάλλου πέρυσι σε τουρκικό δικαστήριο η δίκη, ερήμην, τεσσάρων απόστρατων υψηλόβαθμων αξιωματικών του ισραηλινού στρατού. Οι οικογένειες των θυμάτων έχουν ήδη αποκλείσει την περίπτωση να αποσύρουν τις μηνύσεις τους ενώπιον του δικαστηρίου της Κωνσταντινούπολης, του οποίου η προσεχής ακροαματική διαδικασία έχει οριστεί στις 20 Μαΐου.
http://www.agelioforos.gr/default.asp?pid=7&ct=1&artid=176664
22/4/13
Mavi Marmara tazminatında ilk temas! ....Türkiye “pazarlık yok” dedi. İşte yaşanacak süreç!...
Deleteİsrail ile Türkiye arasında Mavi Marmara tazminatı konusundaki ilk sıcak temas dün gerçekleşti. Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndaki görüşmenin ardından Başbakan Yardımcısı Bülent Arınç ile Başbakanlık yeni binada 1 saatlik bir toplantı yapan İsrail heyeti "karşılıklı iyi niyet beyanı"nda bulundu. İki ülke heyetlerinin görüşmesinden 7 maddelik bir taslak metin ortaya çıktı. Taslak metinde ailelere ödenecek tazminat miktarına ilişkin bölüm boş bırakıldı. Teknik konuların netleşmesinin ardından son olarak tazminat belirlenecek.
Heyetlerarası görüşmede Mavi Marmara'da ölenlerin yakınları ile yaralananların açtığı ceza davalarında uzlaşma sağlanamadı. Ailelerin açtığı ceza davaları, kamu davasına dönüştüğü için tazminatın ödenmesiyle davaların düşmeyeceği hukukçular tarafından İsrail heyetine aktarıldı. İsrail tarafı ise; özür, tazminat ve Gazze ablukasının kalkmasıyla hukuki hiçbir sorumluluğun kalmayacağını belirtti. Uzlaşılamayan bu konu, sonraki toplantılarda değerlendirilecek.
FON YA DA RESMİ HESAP
İsrail heyeti tarafından ödenecek toplu tazminatın Türkiye'ye nasıl ulaştırılacağı da konuşuldu. Oluşturulacak sivil fon üzerinden ödemeyi kabul etmeyen Türkiye tarafı, açılacak resmi bir hesap ya da Başbakanlık'a ait hesap numarasına tazminatın yatırılmasını isteyecek. İsrail heyeti görüşmelerin ardından Türkiye'den ayrıldı.
http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/838219-mavi-marmara-tazminatinda-ilk-temas
23/4/13
Turkey & Israel agree on text involving redress for 9 Turks killed by Israel....
DeleteText to be sent to Turkish Deputy PM Arinc for approval
ANKARA
Undersecretary of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Feridun Sinirlioglu on Monday said that Israel and they agreed on a text involving redress for nine Turks killed by Israel and that they would hold a second meeting with Israeli officials in the upcoming days.
Speaking to reporters in Turkish capital of Ankara, Feridun Sinirlioglu underlined that they were aware the issue was sensitive and that no talks took place on the amount of the compensation to be paid by Israel.
We will not hold talks on the amount of the compensation, Sinirlioglu stressed.
We talked on the parameters which would shape up the compensation, Sinirlioglu said.
The text agreed on will be sent to Turkish Deputy Premier Bulent Arinc who leads the coordination on the compensation, Sinirlioglu stated.
"We will hold a second meeting with the Israeli officials in the upcoming days. The place and date of the upcoming meeting has not been set up yet," Sinirlioglu also said.
A group of Israeli officials arrived Monday in Turkish capital Ankara to discuss details over the Jewish state's pledge to pay compensation to the families of the Turkish victims in a 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Redress for the nine Turks killed aboard the Mavi Marmara ship, the lead vessel in the aid convoy, was one of Turkey's key demands to agree to restore relations after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended an official apology last month for the deaths. Turkey has also demanded from Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinians.
The Israeli delegation was headed by Netanyahu's national security adviser, Yaakov Amidror.
Talks were held behind closed doors at Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) headquarters.
Israeli officials later met with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc in a meeting which lasted around half an hour and was closed to press.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/165385--turkey-amp-israel-agree-on-text-involving-redress-for-9-turks-killed-by-israel
22/4/13
Israeli delegation has 'good' talks in Ankara....
DeleteIsraeli, Turkish delegations agree on mechanism to calculate the compensation for families of flotilla victims.
An Israeli delegation left Ankara on Monday night after laying the ground-work for the possibility of full reconciliation with Turkey, an Israeli official said.
“It was a good meeting. We agreed on all aspects, including an agreed text,” the official said adding that a joint text was prepared, but not released.
Among the key issues under discussion was Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s pledge to conclude an “agreement on compensation/non-liability” with the families of nine Turkish activists, killed by the IDF aboard the Mavi Marmara as it attempted to break Israel naval blockade of Gaza.
The families have told the Turkish media that they are not interested in compensation and they have continued to sue Israel in an Istanbul court.
But the Turkish delegation led by Deputy PM Bulent Arinc has continued to pursue the compensation offer with the Israeli delegation led by National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror.
At Monday’s meeting the two delegations agreed on a mechanism by which to calculate the compensation figure that included parameters and principles, but did not discuss the actual sum, according to an official.
“As soon as the figures are agreed upon, they go through the system in both countries,” the official said.
After that, the process will start for the full resumption of diplomatic relations, the official said, adding that the two delegations would be holding more meetings in the coming days......http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Israeli-delegation-has-good-talks-in-Ankara-310716
22/4/13
Turkish PM rejects US request to delay Gaza visit in May.....
ReplyDeleteBy REUTERS
04/23/2013 15:47
ANKARA -
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will not reschedule his trip to the Gaza Strip, he said on Tuesday, despite a request to do so from the United States that had irked Ankara.
During a visit to Turkey on Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Erdogan to delay his visit to avoid endangering US efforts to revive Ankara's ties with Israel and Middle East peace talks.
Erdogan, who has always underlined his desire to visit the Palestinian enclave, said last week he planned to go to Gaza following an official visit to the United States in May.
"Delaying my trip (to Gaza) is out of question. As I said in the past the Gaza trip will take place after my trip to the United States. There will be no delay," Erdogan told reporters, according to state media.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=310802&R=R101
23/4/13
I will visit Gaza after my US trip, says Turkish pm ...
ReplyDeleteTurkish PM Erdogan said, US Secretary of State Kerry's words over his planned Gaza visit were indecorous
ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday postponement of his planned Gaza visit was out of question.
"Anyways, I said that I was going to go (to Gaza) after my US visit. There is no postponement," Erdogan told reporters after he received children in the scope of April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day celebrations at the central building of Prime Ministry in Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday.
Erdogan replied the questions of journalists regarding his planned Gaza visit and said, the postponement of his Gaza visit was out of question.
When reminded of the words of US Secretary of State JohnKerry as saying, "I think, it would be better if Prime Minister Erdogan postpones his Gaza visit," and Turkish prime minister said, "I wish he had not said such a thing. It was indecorous, yet our Government Spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc gave him the necessary reply. We have a planned US trip, we could have discussed this there," he said.
Upon another question, Erdogan said, he was planning to travel to the US on May 14.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/165713--c
23/4/13
Gaza is ready for Turkish prime minister, Haniyah says....
DeleteGaza Prime Minister İsmail Haniyah said today the coastal enclave was ready to host Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a day after Erdoğan said he could make a surprise visit to the Hamas-controlled region "at any time."
“Prime Minister Erdoğan won the hearts and minds of every Palestinian with his brave stance in Davos. I’m telling to the prime minister: Gaza is waiting for you,” Haniyah told a group of Turkish reporters visiting him in his office according to the Turkish Prime Ministry’s public diplomacy account on Twitter.
Erdoğan had previously said he could make a surprise visit at any time. “Gaza is ready. We have not been able to prepare ourselves because of incidents. We could make a surprise [visit] at any time.” He had earlier said he intended to visit Gaza in April, before announcing that the trip would finally take place after his talks in the United States......http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/gaza-is-ready-for-turkish-prime-minister-haniyah-says.aspx?pageID=238&nID=49524&NewsCatID=352
26/6/13
No date scheduled for Turkish PM's Gaza visit...
DeleteNo date has yet been scheduled for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Gaza, a prime ministry official told the Hürriyet Daily News today.
An official was responding to a question about earlier reports that claimed the prime minister would visit the Hamas-controlled enclave on July 5, denying that such a date was set in stone. However, the official reiterated that Erdoğan would visit Gaza at some point.
A senior Hamas official had stated that Erdoğan would visit the Gaza Strip next week. “The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan is to take place on July 5,” Abdelsalam Siyyam, secretary general of the Hamas government, said in an interview with a Palestinian.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/no-date-scheduled-for-turkish-pms-gaza-visit.aspx?pageID=238&nID=49571&NewsCatID=352
27/6/13
Talks with Israel to continue next week ....
ReplyDeleteThe second meeting of the talks over the compensation for the Mavi Marmara victims will begin next week in Israel
JERUSALEM
The second meeting between Israel and Turkey about the compensation over the attack on the "Mavi Marmara" aid vessel will start next week in Israel.
"A Turkish delegation will visit Israel next week for meetings. Israel's National Security Council will host the Turkish delegation from Ankara," a senior official of the Israeli foreign ministry told Anadolu Agency.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's advisor Joseph Ciechanover will represent Israel at the second talks. Netanyahu's national security adviser Yaakov Amidror, had chaired the delegation at the first talks in Ankara.
Compensation for nine Turks killed aboard the Mavi Marmara ship, the lead vessel in the aid convoy, was one of Turkey's key demands to agree to restore relations after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended an official apology last month for the deaths.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/169811--talks-with-israel-to-continue-next-week
30/4/13
Turkey, Israel make 'progress' in compensation talks ....
ReplyDeleteJERUSALEM:
Turkish and Israeli officials made "progress" in talks in Jerusalem on Monday on compensation for the Jewish state's deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, Israeli television reported.
"An accord has not yet been signed but most questions have been settled. The number of outstanding points is so limited that it's not sure another meeting is needed," Channel 10 private television said, quoting diplomatic sources.
A final deal is "very close," it said, reporting "progress" but without giving details.
An initial meeting in Ankara on April 22 focused on the amount and the terms of Israel's payment of compensation to the families of nine Turkish nationals who died in the raid, which Turkey has named as a precondition for normalisation of diplomatic ties.
It was the first stage of what Turkish officials have said would be a multi-step diplomatic process aimed at reinstating bilateral ties between the former close allies who fell out over the raid.
Monday's talks saw Turkish diplomats paying their first official visit to Israel for the first time in three years since Israeli commandos staged a botched pre-dawn raid on a six-ship flotilla seeking to bust Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli negotiating team was led by National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror and special liaison for Turkish reconciliation Joseph Ciechanover, an official told AFP.
Following the first round of talks, Ankara said "initial parameters" were set and a framework established, but the amount of compensation was still to be discussed.
The maritime assault severely wrecked relations between the former regional allies, with Ankara demanding a formal apology and compensation for the families of the raid victims, as well as the lifting of Israel's blockade on Gaza.
Compensation talks finally began in late March, after Israel extended a formal apology to Turkey to get the rocky relations back on track.
Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/May-06/216164-turkey-israel-make-progress-in-compensation-talks.ashx#ixzz2SXrZ9Ydd
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
6/5/13
Report: Families of 'Marmara' victims determined to try IDF....
ReplyDeleteBy JPOST.COM STAFF
LAST UPDATED: 05/12/2013
Families of the Turkish activists that died during the Mavi Marmara raid in 2010 are determined to continue their legal struggle against the IDF soldiers responsible for the raid, despite any agreement made between Turkey and Israel, Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported Sunday.
Speaking to Sunday's Zaman, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said that an agreement with Israel would have an effect on the civil lawsuits that the families of the raid victims have initiated. “There are lawsuits filed by those who would receive the compensation. We are aware of their demands. There are talks over acquiring 10 or 20 times the amount of compensation for the trials demanding compensation. If we come up with a bilateral agreement [with Israel], they [the families] will be required to waive their lawsuits, otherwise they will not receive any compensation,” Arınç stated.
However, according Zaman, the families of those killed on the flotilla strongly oppose the Turkish government's stance on the matter.
“They are giving the impression that this file will be closed after talks with Israel. This is not something that the families can accept,” Zaman quoted Ismail Yılmaz, head of the İstanbul-based Mavi Marmara Association, as saying.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=312883&R=R101
12/5/13
Davutoğlu says Erdoğan to go ahead with Gaza visit soon ....
ReplyDeleteForeign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has confirmed that the prime minister will continue with his planned visit to Gaza despite US attempts to delay the trip.
At a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Leonid Kozhara, Davutoğlu said the date has not yet been determined for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's long-planned visit to Gaza and that they will announce it to the public once it has been made clear.
Davutoğlu said Erdoğan will not only visit Gaza but also other places in the occupied Palestinian territory. “It will happen as soon as possible,” Davutoğlu said.
Hamas, which rules Gaza, is a bitter rival to Fatah, the only authority in the West Bank, and the Palestinian Authority has been unhappy about Erdoğan's planned Gaza visit, which they believe would help to legitimize Hamas. Erdoğan invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Gaza together with him and included a stop in Ramallah as part of his itinerary.
Israeli media reported earlier this week that Erdoğan will visit Gaza on July 5 and 6, quoting Hamas officials, but Ankara denied these reports.
On Tuesday, Erdoğan said that despite having to postpone his Gaza visit that had been planned for June due to the Gezi Park protests, which have shaken the country for more than three weeks, he intends to make the visit soon.
“These [Gezi] events unfortunately led to this postponement. Gaza is ready, but we could not be ready because of these events. We could make a surprise [visit] at any moment,” he said.
Erdoğan had earlier made several statements about visiting Gaza but the date was repeatedly delayed due to a variety of reasons. The US has publicly urged the prime minister to cancel the visit, but Erdoğan has said he will go ahead with it. Erdoğan enjoys high popularity in Gaza because of the messages of solidarity with Gazans he has given on many occasions and his rhetoric against Israel, which imposes air, land and naval embargoes on the Palestinian territory.
http://www.todayszaman.com//news-319463-davutoglu-says-erdogan-to-go-ahead-with-gaza-visit-soon.html
29/6/13
Erdogans unheilbare Sehnsucht nach Gaza....
ReplyDeleteDer türkische Premier ist in der Defensive. Erstmals wendet sich auch Nobelpreisträger Orhan Pamuk gegen ihn. Nun will Erdogan nach Gaza reisen, um zu zeigen, dass er noch handeln kann.....
Seit vielen Jahren will der türkische Ministerpräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan nach Gaza. Sich dort als Kämpfer wider die Unterdrückung der Muslime durch das böse Israel feiern zu lassen ist der größte Preis in den kühnsten Träumen des Mannes, der sich als größter Wortführer der Muslime in aller Welt versteht.
Bislang freilich halten Erdogans Gaza-Pläne nur den Weltrekord für den am meisten in aller Welt besprochenen Staatsbesuch, der nie stattfand. Seit vier Jahren ist davon die Rede, seit Erdogan 2009 in Davos den israelischen Präsidenten Schimon Peres als Kindermörder beschimpfte und von der Bühne des Weltwirtschaftsforums stürmte, um nie wiederzukehren. Seither gilt der den Palästinensern im Gazastreifen als ihr Recke und Held.
Die Hamas, die im Westen als Terrororganisation gilt, der türkischen Regierung aber als verhandlungswürdige Volksvertretung der Bewohner des Gazastreifens, wird seit Jahren auf Umwegen von der Türkei aus mitfinanziert; laut der Wikileaks-Depeschen nicht zuletzt über die regierungsnahe "Hilfsorganisation" IHH, die auch den "Hilfskonvoi" für Gaza im Jahr 2010 organisierte (was zum Abbruch der Beziehungen mit Israel führte, nachdem israelische Kommandos neun Türken erschossen, die sich ihnen gewaltsam entgegengestellt hatten).
Absprung mit Fallschirm wäre einziger Weg
Die Hamas hat Erdogan also viel zu verdanken, und Erdogan weiß seinerseits, wie gut es ihm bei muslimischen Wählern politisch zu Gesicht steht, wenn er donnernd über Gaza redet und Israel verteufelt. Gerne würde man ihn im Gazastreifen sehen, und gerne würde er dorthin reisen......http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article117567246/Erdogans-unheilbare-Sehnsucht-nach-Gaza.html
29/6/13
Turkey won’t accept Israel’s ex gratia payment as compensation in Mavi Marmara case ...
ReplyDeleteThe reason for the deadlock in compensation talks between Turkey and Israel is the latter’s insistency in redressing the damages of the Mavi Marmara victims as an ex gratia payment and not as a result of its wrongful act, a senior Turkish government official has said.
“In our first meeting [the Israelis] showed no opposition to this. But in the second meeting, they intended to give an ex gratia payment as a form of reparation because they fear compensation [as a result of their wrongful act] will set an example for other cases, which is not a concern to us,” Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç told Ankara bureau chiefs late on July 23. Arınç is leading a Turkish team composed of diplomats and legal experts negotiating the compensation issue with the Israeli government.
Israel formally apologized to Turkey on March 22 over the killing of nine Turkish citizens on board the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara vessel in 2010. It also agreed to redress the damages and loss of life and promised to lift an embargo imposed on the Gaza Strip. However, compensation talks were suspended after the parties held three meetings in April and in May with unconfirmed reports that the primary reason was the disagreement over the amount of money.
“The amount of money is not the problem,” Arınç said. “There are two problematic areas. The first one is that Israel should accept that it’s paying this money as a result of its wrongful act. Nothing less than this will be accepted. And second, we are waiting for them to realize our third condition of cooperating with Turkey in making life conditions easier for Palestinians. We are not talking about the amount of money as our first two conditions have not been met,” he added.....http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-wont-accept-israels-ex-gratia-payment-as-compensation-in-mavi-marmara-case.aspx?pageID=238&nID=51347&NewsCatID=338
24/7/13
Deadlock in labelling compensation for Mavi Marmara victims...
DeleteNegotiations began after Israeli PM called Turkish PM during US president's visit to Israel in April 2013 to apologize for Mavi Marmara attack.
JERUSALEM (AA) - Israel accepts compensation for the murder of nine Turkish citizens in the fatal Mavi Marmara incident three years ago, but opposes labelling the payment as "compensation" on the grounds that it could set an example in the international area, claims Alon Liel, a former undersecretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Liel, who was the Israeli ambassador to South Africa in 1992 and also worked as an undersecretary during the Ehud Barak government, told an Anadolu Agency correspondent that despite Israel approving the amount of compensation which Turkey demanded three months ago, negotiations have now come to a deadlock.
Mavi Marmara, a ship in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, organized by the Free Gaza Movement and IHH (Turkish humanitarian aid organization) was carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials with the intention of breaking the Israeli-Egyptian blockade on the Gaza Strip in 2010.
Israeli soldiers boarded the ship from speedboats and helicopters and killed nine Turks aboard, leading to a deterioration in relations between Turkey and Israel.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan during US President Barack Obama's visit to Israel in April 2013 and apologized for the Mavi Marmara attack, accepting to pay compensation for the nine Turkish citizens killed during the attack.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/238326--deadlock-in-labelling-compensation-for-mavi-marmara-victims
9/10/13
Bird accused of spying for Israel freed by Turkey...The bird was released after X-rays confirmed it was not carrying microchips or bugging devices...
ReplyDeleteTurkish authorities detained a bird on suspicion it was spying for Israel, but freed it after X-rays showed it was not embedded with surveillance equipment, newspapers said yesterday (July 26).
The kestrel aroused suspicion because of a metal ring on its foot carrying the words “24311 Tel Avivunia Israel”, prompting residents in the village of Altinayva to hand it over to the local governor.
The bird was put in an X-ray machine at a university hospital to check for microchips or bugging devices, according to the Milliyet newspaper, which carried a front-page image of the radiogram with the title “Israeli agent”.
Ties between Turkey and Israel, long military allies, have been tense since May 2010 when Israeli commandoes killed nine Turkish activists aboard the Mavi Marmara, a ship in a Turkish-led convoy seeking to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/quirky-world/bird-accused-spying-israel-freed-turkey
27/7/13
Israeli diplomat invited to Turkey's state reception after apology...
ReplyDeleteAlthough relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv are still tense and give no hope of a quick normalization, the presidency invited a senior Israeli diplomat to the Victory Day reception held on Aug. 30, in the first such invitation since the Mavi Marmara crisis of 2010.
Chargé d’affairs of the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, Josef Levy Safari attended the Victory Day reception, marking his first appearance in such a state reception.
According to the sources, the invitation was made as Israel officially apologized to Turkey over the killings of nine Turkish citizens on board of the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara vessel.
Although the normalization process between the two countries could not be completed and no ambassadors have been exchanged, the Israeli issuance of an apology has been seen as sufficient for inviting the chargé d’affairs to the reception.
However, Turkey’s condition for settling the compensation with Israel – requiring Israel’s recognition that the payment to the victims of the Mavi Marmara would be made due to the Israeli state’s wrongful act – is still valid, sources stressed. Compensation talks between the two parties have been suspended due to disagreement on how the compensation would be legally formulated.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/israeli-diplomat-invited-to-turkeys-state-reception-after-apology.aspx?pageID=238&nID=53633&NewsCatID=352
1/9/13
Israel must do more to normalize ties with Turkey, FM Davutoğlu says...
ReplyDeleteTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said there has been “some progress” in improving Turkish-Israeli relations but Israel has not yet fulfilled all conditions for normalizing ties.
Relations between the former allies soured dramatically after Israeli commandos stormed a pro-Palestinian ship trying to breach a blockade of the Gaza Strip in May 2010. The raid killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American. Under a U.S.-brokered rapprochement in March, Israel apologized to Turkey for the deaths and agreed to pay compensation.
But Foreign Minister Davutoğlu told a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that there are three conditions that are important to Turkey and only one has been met. Turkey’s demand for an Israeli apology “was fulfilled,” he said.
A second is compensation where “there is progress” and negotiations are continuing, Davutoğlu said. “We hope this will be concluded,” he said. The third condition is an end to Israeli restrictions “against Palestine,” he said.
An after-hours call to Israel’s U.N. Mission seeking comment late Wednesday was not immediately returned. Hamas-run Gaza has been subject to an Israeli blockade on the entry of many items for years. Davutoğlu said Turkey is very concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, especially in Gaza, following recent developments in Egypt.
The Egyptian border has recently closed the border with Gaza on several occasions and the army has destroyed smuggling tunnels to Gaza, compounding supply shortages from the Israeli blockade. “We will be following, and we will hope, that all these three conditions will be met and the normalization process can go ahead,” Davutoğlu said.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/israel-must-do-more-to-normalize-ties-with-turkey-fm-davutoglu-says.aspx?pageID=238&nID=55172&NewsCatID=338
26/9/13
Israeli troops fired from air in 2010 ship raid, Turkish court told...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - An anti-war activist told a Turkish court on Thursday that Israeli commandos opened fire from a helicopter during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship three years ago, countering Israeli assertions that the soldiers had acted in self defense.
Israeli marines stormed the Turkish-owned Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians, on May 31, 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip. Nine Turks were killed in clashes on board.
The incident triggered a diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey, two of Washington's strategic allies in the Middle East, and relations remain fraught.
The trial in absentia of four retired Israeli commanders, including the ex-head of the army, opened in Istanbul last November and resumed on Thursday with testimony from those who were aboard and relatives of the dead.
Israel has dismissed it as a political "show trial".
Kenneth O'Keefe, an Irish-Palestinian former U.S. marine turned anti-war activist who was on board the aid ship, told the court that Israeli soldiers had started shooting from the helicopter, killing several people.
"Within 5 to 10 minutes after the Israeli helicopter approached the ship, I ran into Cevdet Kiliclar's dead body on the deck, before any Israeli commando had boarded the vessel," O'Keefe said, referring to one of the Turkish activists.
"He must have been shot from the air. After seeing Kiliclar's dead body, I went upstairs to the top of the deck and saw several people lying on the ground, wounded or dead."
A September 2011 U.N. report into the incident cited an Israeli commission of inquiry as saying that three stun grenades were thrown from the helicopter but no shots were fired as the Israeli soldiers descended onto the vessel.
"The soldiers from the first helicopter were met with an extreme level of violence from a group of passengers on the vessel. They were shot at and attacked with clubs, iron rods, slingshots and knives," the report said, summarizing Israel's own investigation.
It said the Israeli soldiers resorted to lethal weapons "in response to the violent resistance faced"......http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/us-turkey-israel-trial-idUSBRE9990SI20131010?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
10/10/13
«Οι Ισραηλινοί κομάντος άνοιξαν πυρ στο Μαβί Μαρμαρά»....Μαρτυρία αυτόπτη....
DeleteΈνα μέλος φιλειρηνικής οργάνωσης, αυτόπτης μάρτυρας, κατέθεσε την Πέμπτη σε τουρκικό δικαστήριο πως οι Ισραηλινοί καταδρομείς άνοιξαν πυρ από ελικόπτερο κατά τη διάρκεια της επέμβασης τους εναντίον του στολίσκου που μετέφερε εφόδια για τη Γάζα, στις 31 Μαΐου 2010, με εννέα νεκρούς Τούρκους, αντικρούοντας τους ισχυρισμούς των Ισραηλινών πως οι στρατιώτες άνοιξαν πυρ σε αυτοάμυνα.
Η δίκη τεσσάρων ισραηλινών στρατιωτικών εν αποστρατεία, μεταξύ των οποίων περιλαμβάνεται και ο πρώην αρχηγός του γενικού επιτελείου, ξεκίνησε ερήμην τον περασμένο Νοέμβριο στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και επαναλήφθηκε σήμερα με την εξέταση των μαρτύρων που επέβαιναν στο πλοίο Μαβί Μαρμαρά, το μεγαλύτερο του στολίσκου, και των συγγενών των νεκρών.
Το Ισραήλ έχει καταγγείλει την δίκη ως «παρωδία».
Ο Κένεθ Ο’ Κίφι, ένας Ιρλανδός-Παλαιστίνιος πρώην πεζοναύτης του αμερικανικού στρατού, που στράφηκε κατόπιν στο φιλειρηνικό κίνημα κι επέβαινε στο Μαβί Μαρμαρά, κατέθεσε στο δικαστήριο πως οι ισραηλινοί στρατιώτες άρχισαν να πυροβολούν από το ελικόπτερο, σκοτώνοντας πολλούς ανθρώπους.
«Μέσα σε 5 με 10 λεπτά αφότου το ισραηλινό ελικόπτερο προσέγγισε το πλοίο, έτρεξα στο πτώμα του Τζεβντέτ Κιλιτσλάρ στο κατάστρωμα, προτού εισβάλει στο σκάφος κάποιος ισραηλινός καταδρομέας», δήλωσε ο Ο’ Κίφι, αναφερόμενος σε ένα από τα θύματα.
«Θα πρέπει να είχε πυροβοληθεί από αέρος. Αφού είδα το άψυχο κορμί του Κιλιτσλάρ, ανέβηκα στο πάνω μέρος του καταστρώματος και είδα αρκετούς ανθρώπους να κείτονται στο έδαφός του, τραυματισμένοι, ή νεκροί», πρόσθεσε.
Σε έκθεσή του το 2011 ο ΟΗΕ αποφαινόταν ότι από το ισραηλινό ελικόπτερο ερρίφθησαν τρεις χειροβομβίδες κρότου λάμψης, αλλά δεν εβλήθησαν πυρά, όταν οι καταδρομείς επενέβησαν και πως αυτοί αναγκάσθηκαν να καταφύγουν στη χρήση των όπλων τους «σε απάντηση της βίαιης αντίστασης (…) με ραβδιά, σιδηρολοστούς, σιδηρογροθιές και μαχαίρια (…) με τα οποία ήλθαν αντιμέτωποι».
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news-room.el&id=391383
10/10/13
Former Israeli navy chief questioned at London airport...
ReplyDeleteThe former Israeli navy commander, who was at the helm during the Mavi Marmara raid in 2010, was questioned Oct. 14 at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Rear-Admiral Eliezer Marom dismissed media speculations, saying the questioning was not unusual and was not asked about the Mavi Marmara raid. “I was questioned for five minutes or less,” he told Army Radio on the night of Oct. 14. “It was in the immigration hall, I was not taken to a side room,” Marom said, according to the Jerusalem Post.
“They asked me some questions. They took my passport. But they did not even ask me half a question about the issue [of the Mavi Marmara].” He explained the incident as “unusual” and did not elaborate as to what kind of questions he was asked.
Marom was chief of the navy from 2007 to 2011, a period including the Mavi Marmara raid that killed nine Turkish citizens. Israel formally apologized to Turkey in March over the killings. It also agreed to redress the damages and loss of life and promised to lift an embargo imposed on the Gaza Strip.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-israeli-navy-chief-questioned-at-london-airport.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56271&NewsCatID=352
15/10/13
Analysis: Turkey's unprecedented act of betrayal against Israel ....
ReplyDeleteIf Turkey did blow cover of Israeli spy ring, it would violate unwritten code of conduct between allied intelligence agencies.
In April 2012, Iran announced that it had uncovered a spy ring of 15 operatives working at the behest of Israel.
Iranian authorities identified the operatives as those responsible for the killings of nuclear scientists in recent years. Tehran had long suspected the Mossad as the mastermind of these operations.
In announcing the arrests, Iran touted the apprehension of “Zionist spies” and the revelations regarding “Zionist” intelligence activity in a neighboring country.
The announcement, which didn’t garner much attention at the time, took on added importance Thursday, when The Washington Post reported that Turkish intelligence had leaked the identities of 10 Iranian spies working for Israel, who would meet with their Mossad handlers on Turkish soil.
This information was revealed by the newspaper’s senior foreign affairs analyst, David Ignatius, a journalist known to maintain extensive contacts with both the American and the Israeli intelligence communities.
If the report is accurate – and it is difficult to doubt the credibility of Ignatius’s sources – then we are talking about an egregious, even unprecedented, act. In fact, this is the basest act of betrayal imaginable.
For over 50 years, Israel and Turkey were strategic allies. At the heart of this relationship were the extremely close ties between Israel’s Mossad and Military Intelligence with Turkey’s MIT and its military intelligence apparatus.
These ties were established in 1958, and they were an integral part of the “Trident” partnership that also included Iran’s intelligence services during the reign of the shah.
Only recently did Israeli intelligence chiefs permit archived, previously classified material about the nature of this special relationship to be released for public consumption.
This strategic alliance is manifest in the biannual meetings between the heads of Mossad and MIT and between intelligence analysts and experts on both sides. The two countries’ relationship is characterized by frequent exchanges of information about common enemies and adversaries in the region, including Iraq, Syria and post-Islamic Iran.
Even during the most tense periods in relations between the two countries, intelligence ties remained intact, even if they did cool somewhat. While intelligence work is often interest-driven and unsentimental by its nature, there are still unwritten rules of conduct that govern relationships......http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Turkeys-unprecedented-act-of-betrayal-against-Israel-329014
17/10/13
Turkey reportedly leaks Israeli intelligence to Iran....
ReplyDeleteDamage caused to Israel described as 'significant' and move said to be 'an effort to slap the Israelis,' Washington Post reports.
The Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year leaked to Iran the identities of 10 Iranian nationals who worked with Israeli Mossad officers and met with them in Turkey, the Washington Post's senior commentator David Ignatius reported Thursday.
Ignatius quoted sources that described the damage caused to Israeli intelligence as "significant" and that the move was "an effort to slap the Israelis."
According to the Washington Post report, the leak was one of the reason behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to apologize to Turkey about the Gaza Flotilla incident of 2010. It was only after U.S. President Barack Obama visited Israel in March 2013 that Netanyahu apologized to Erdogan for the incident.
Ignatius said that even though Israel apologized, relations between the two countries have remained strained, and added that Israeli officials are suspicious of the Turkish intelligence chief, Hakan Fidan, describing him to the CIA as "the MOIS station chief in Ankara," a reference to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security......http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.552897
17/10/13
Turkey rejects claims over spy chief as ‘black propaganda’...
ReplyDeleteTurkish foreign minister has rejected claims over intelligence chief as “untrue” and a bad example of a “black propaganda.”
Ahmet Davutoğlu told reporters on Thursday that the content and timing of a series of news reports about Turkey’s intelligence chief Hakan Fidan in Western media outlets are important.
Davutoğlu’s remarks came on the day when Washington Post columnist David Ignatius cited “knowledgeable sources” as saying that the Turkish government disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had been meeting inside Turkey with their Mossad case officers.
Sources described the Turkish action as a “significant loss of intelligence” and “an effort to slap the Israelis.”
Davutoğlu said the claims about Hakan Fidan don’t reflect the truth and that the first duty of a spy chief is to take necessary measures for the security of his country. The foreign minister added that the claims about him also indicates how perfect he executed his task. He noted that the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has significantly increased its capacity with respect to gathering intelligence to confront possible risks and threats against Turkey, praising Fidan for developing the intelligence agency’s institutional infrastructure with “extraordinary efforts.”
“The only instance Hakan Fidan and other security units will answer is our nation, Turkish parlaiment and the government. For this reason, claims over Hakan Fidan are both groundless and a very bad example of black propaganda.”
Earlier on Thursday, Turkish foreign minister blamed various international and domestic campaigns for trying to discredit government’s “mission” and Ankara’s goal to raise Turkey’s global profile.
“Various campaigns both on international and national level are recently under way,” Ahmet Davutoğlu said from his hometown Konya, a central Anatolian town where he came to mark Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha.
Davutoğlu said the campaigns against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, himself, Fidan and other senior officials aim at the “mission” these officials have been undertaking for Turkey’s progress. He vowed that the government politicians will defy these orchestrated campaigns by “walking in this sacred path,” referring to government policies.
Davutoğlu said the fact that “those circles” are disturbed by Turkish officials is a sign that “we are taking strides on the right path.”
“There has been a campaign in the past 3-4 months to discredit our 10-year experience. They wanted to see old Turkey returning back,” Davutoğlu added.......http://www.todayszaman.com//news-329106-turkey-rejects-claims-over-spy-chief-as-black-propaganda.html
17/10/13
Former Israeli Intelligence Chief Yadlin said: "What happened in Mavi Marmara was a great mistake" ...
ReplyDeleteRetired Israeli general Amos Yadlin, chief of Israel’s military intelligence during a time when a Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists on board was attacked by Israeli Special Forces in international waters of the Mediterranean, said “What happened in Mavi Marmara was a big mistake.” Amos Yadlin has told AA that both sides made mistakes and he wished nothing like that happened.
When asked whether he would act similarly today, Yadlin said what happened in Mavi Marmara was a great mistake and with the experience, nothing like what happened in the past would occur today.
On May 30, 2010, Israeli special forces had attacked a Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists to Gaza in a bid to penetrate an embargo imposed by Israeli state on Gaza in the international waters of the Mediterranean, killing 8 Turkish and 1 US citizens on board.
A court case against the Israeli officials who authorized and ordered the attack continues at Istanbul 7th High Criminal Court.
"Egyptian Arab Spring takes its right course now"
Yadlin has said the Arab Spring in Egypt "has taken its right course now" referring to the military coup against Egypt's first democratically elected President Morsi.
Reminding that it was the pro-freedom youth who gathered in Tahrir Square against Mubarek, Yadlin said,
"Then Morsi seized the power. Arab Spring has taken a form of anti-Israel sentiment in everywhere. The following incidents after the first revolution in Egypt were not a spring for Israel. Morsi did not invite Israel to Cairo even once after he came to power. He did not give warm messages to Israel. Egyptian Arab Spring takes its right course now. But, yes, it is achieved through the military coup."
Yadlin, stating that he believed that Israel was always deterrent against its enemies, said there would not be peace with Palestine as long as Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran kept their effect on the peace negotiations.
Amos Yadlin, a fighter jet pilot during Yom Kippur War also took part in a controversial strike on Osirak Nuclear Reactor in Iraq in 1981. Yadlin retired from active duty when he was a major general in 2010.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=122221
5/11/13
Turkey offers to accept lower compensation for Mavi Marmara victims: Report...
ReplyDeleteThe Turkish government has become more flexible over compensation for the deadly Mavi Marmara raid victims and offered to accept a lower payoff from Israel, according to Israeli daily Haaretz.
Israel formally apologized to Turkey in March over the killing of nine Turkish citizens on board the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara vessel in 2010. It also agreed to redress the damages and loss of life and promised to lift an embargo imposed on the Gaza Strip.
Citing a senior Israeli official, the report said Turkey offered to resume negotiations earlier this month.
An Israeli delegation headed by National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s envoy to the Turkish reconciliation talks, Joseph Ciechanover, and acting Foreign Ministry Director General Nissim Ben-Sheetrit arrived Istanbul and met with senior Turkish officials.
“The agreement is ready; all that’s left is to fill in the blank with a number. There are still differences regarding the amounts, but they have narrowed,” the daily quoted a senior Israeli official as saying.
“There is a will on both sides to wrap things up as soon as possible and normalize relations.”
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-offers-to-accept-lower-compensation-for-mavi-marmara-victims-report.aspx?pageID=238&nID=59996&NewsCatID=352
23/12/13
Turkish correspondents face discrimination at Israeli PM reception....Correspondents of Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency faced crackdowns by Israeli Shabak officials on the basis of their Turkish nationality....
ReplyDeleteTurkish correspondents attending a reception held by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday say they were discriminated against.
AA Jerusalem representative Taner Aydin and photo-journalist Salih Zeki Fazlioglu who were invited to the annual press reception of Netahyahu, faced crackdowns by Israeli Shabak officials on the basis of their Turkish nationality.
The Israeli officials said that "those with Turkish passports face extra security searches due to Turkey being among the "high threat" countries for Israel.
AA's Fazlioglu was asked to remove his trousers while passing through an X-Ray machine and was told he would be searched under his belt with a naked hand.
After waiting for half an hour after the search, the Israeli press office officials apologized to the journalists.
The agency issued a statement strongly condemning the treatment against AA correspondents.
"Our colleagues working in the region often face interference by the Israel security officials, but such a shameful incident has occurred for the first time."
The Director General will send a letter to the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to express his regret in how the journalists were treated, adding that he will take steps in the name of international institutions.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=127087
Israel offers Turkey $20m in compensation over Gaza flotilla raid....
ReplyDeleteIsrael wants Turkish law to void legal action against Israeli soldiers, normalization of ties; resolution unlikely before Turkish elections in March.
Israel has offered Turkey $20 million in compensation for the families of the nine Turkish nationals killed and to those wounded during the 2010 Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara, Western diplomats told Haaretz.
The diplomats, who were briefed on the negotiations but asked to speak anonymously, said that progress was being made but there was still no agreement.
The reconciliation talks between Turkey and Israel, which had petered out for many months, were revived in early December when the Turks invited the Israeli negotiating team – national security adviser Yossi Cohen; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s special envoy, Joseph Ciechanover; and Foreign Ministry director general Nissim Ben Sheetrit – to return to Istanbul.........http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.572069
3/2/14
Israel, Turkey ‘close’ to compensation deal....
ReplyDeleteLong-lasting negotiations between Turkey and Israel over how to pay compensation and determine the amount of money to be paid to the victims of the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid are nearing completion, with the two sides nearing an agreement on the monetary figure.
Turkish and Israeli diplomatic sources have confirmed that the two countries have nearly agreed on the terms of the agreement that would conclude the process of normalization following Israel’s apology last year to Turkey over the killings of nine Turkish activists on board the Mavi Marmara...............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/israel-turkey-close-to-compensation-deal.aspx?pageID=238&nID=61904&NewsCatID=338
3/4/14
Turkish MFA condemns Israel’s illegal settlements in East Jerusalem....
ReplyDeleteTurkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Friday released a statement condemning Israel's illegal settlement plans in East Jerusalem including the construction of 558 houses.
In the statement, it was stated that the settlements may damage the ongoing peace negotiations.
"We strongly condemn Israel’s decision on February 5 to advance its illegal settlement plans in East Jerusalem including the construction of 558 housess which we consider to be a step toward transforming the demographic structure of East Jerusalem," said the statement.
"This step of Israel may damage the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Palestine initiated by the US which foresee peace built up on a two-state solution based on 1967 borders. Israel should immediately stop such practices in contradiction with international law, which undermines the ground for peace and the spirit of the negotiation process," added the statement.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/284438--turkish-mfa-condemns-israel-s-illegal-settlements-in-east-jerusalem
7/2/14
Turkey-Israel relations ‘close’ to normalization: FM Davutoğlu....
ReplyDeleteTurkey and Israel are the closest they have been to a normalization of bilateral relations since the Mavi Marmara incident, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said.
“There has recently been a momentum and new approach in compensation talks. We could say that most of the differences have been removed recently in these discussions,” Davutoğlu said Feb. 9 in a televised interview.
Stressing that there are “positive developments” in compensation talks and that “serious progress has een achieved,” he refrained from giving an exact time for a finalization of the process...................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-israel-relations-close-to-normalization-fm-davutoglu.aspx?pageID=238&nID=62233&NewsCatID=338
9/2/14
Israel and Turkey may sign reconciliation pact in April...
ReplyDeleteDeputy Turkish PM Bulent Arinc says compensation agreement over Gaza flotilla raid could be signed after March 30 elections.
A reconciliation deal between Turkey and Israel over the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid could be signed as early as next month, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told the Turkish daily Hurriyet on Tuesday. .........http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.581885
25/3/14
Turkey, Israel likely to sign compensation deal after local elections: Deputy PM...
ReplyDeleteA compensation deal with Israel over the Mavi Marmara raid is likely to be signed after the March 30 local elections, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said on March 25, signaling a long-awaited thaw between the two countries.
The final reconciliation text on the monetary figure was delivered by Israel last month, Arınç said, adding that the Turkish government would re-evaluate and turn it into an official agreement to be approved by the two countries after the elections.
Israel apologized to Turkey on March 22, 2013, for the Mavi Marmara raid, but the normalization process could not be completed because of differences on the amount of compensation and its legal definition. The two countries’ diplomats met at least four times last year............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-israel-likely-to-sign-compensation-deal-after-local-elections-deputy-pm.aspx?pageID=238&nID=64073&NewsCatID=338
25/3/14
Compensation talks with Israel for the families of the Turkish victims of the Israeli raid on a Gaza aid flotilla in 2010 are "positive" and a final deal is near, said Turkish foreign minister on Thursday.......
ReplyDelete"Problems have been overcome to a considerable extent, but until the talks have been finalized, we will not announce the amount of compensation," Ahmet Davutoglu told at a joint press conference with his Tanzanian counterpart Bernard Membe.
There have been several rounds of talks since the Israeli prime minister apologized to the Turkish people voicing regret for the loss of life in the Mavi Marmara incident in March 2013............http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/324985--gaza-flotila
8/5/14