Erdogan: Turkey will not remain silent if Israel attacks Lebanon

[shira]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey would not remain silent if Israel attacked Lebanon or Gaza, French News Agency AFP reported.

"Does (Israel) think it can enter Lebanon with the most modern aircraft and tanks to kill women and children, and destroy schools and hospitals, and then expect us to remain silent?" Erdogan said at a conference in Lebanon organized by the Union of Arab Banks.

"Does it think it can use the most modern weapons, phosphorus munitions and cluster bombs to kill children in Gaza and then expect us to remain silent?," AFP reported Erdogan as saying. "We will not be silent and we will support justice by all means available to us."

Until recently, Turkey had been one of Israel's most reliable allies in the Muslim world. However, Ankara has taken a stance against Israel over Operation Cast Lead, leading to a deterioration of ties.

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/erdogan-turkey-will-not-remain-silent-if-israel-attacks-lebanon-1.326844

[bemildred]

1. Dang, this hasn't turned out well, has it. nt

[arcticken]

2. Time for Turkey to get kicked out of

Nato as they jockey for position vis a vis Iran as the bestest Jew haters in the Hood.

[Tesha]

3. Throw gasoline much? Your highly-nuanced position here seems a bit incendiary. (NT)

[arcticken]

4. Nuance and Jew hate don't mix. n/t

[hayu_lol]

5. In an historical view...

it would appear that Turkey and Iran are in competition for the supreme spot in the muslim world. Both, at one time or another, were the major players in most of that part of the world.

For both countries, looks as if Israel is the control button to be used to keep all the smaller players in line.