Posted on 02/05/2016 12:57:21 PM PST by Olog-hai
In the midst of ongoing normalization talks with Israel, Turkey is planning to invest $5 billion in reconstructing the Hamas stronghold of Gaza including a seaport - which Israel has fiercely opposed due to the blatant threat of weapons smuggling.
The Turkish Hurriyet Daily News on Friday reported that a team of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) announced the expensive rebuilding plan, which is being prepared by the Center for Multilateral Trade Studies at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV).
The plans to reconstruct the Hamas-held region came after meetings with Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas officials, as well as Israeli officials. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
“Israel gave the Turkish team permission to visit Gaza and plan the project according to the report, in an apparent sign of the growing rapprochement between the two states.”
Suicide.
Israel’s normalization talks with Turkey have caused outrage in Egypt, where officials have urged Israel not to normalize ties.
““Israel gave the Turkish team permission to visit Gaza and plan the project according to the report, in an apparent sign of the growing rapprochement between the two states.—
Might be a good thing. It establishes Gaza as a legitimate Palestinian homeland. With the wall built, if ships bring weapons, and those weapons are used to attack Israel, Israel at that point would have every right to turn Gaza into a parking lot.
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Don't think I'd spend much time worrying about this. Likely won't happen, if it does and Israel doesn't insist on inspection, on land or sea, they're more foolish than anyone realizes.
Perhaps not all of Gaza, but you might recall the fate of Arafat International, in Gaza. Opened in late 1998. Actually funded by Arabs. Important Americans attended the opening.
Amazing, take the fluff out of Sufa's (Arafat) hair, she looks a little like Hillary. Yasser International had a lifespan of less than 3 years. The Euros went nuts when Israel bulldozed it. But not a total loss, On 22 July 2010, 7,203 Gazan children between the ages of 6 and 15 participated in setting a new Guinness World Record for the simultaneous dribbling of basketballs on the airport's undamaged tarmac ramp. If it's built I see a swimming record in Abbas Seaport in it's future.
Bllcrp. Turkey will never kick in 5 billion. They will try to get others to fund this Gaza seaport such as those European pussy nations that have been welcoming in Muslim "refugee" invaders. After all the years of liberal European nations and NGOs ragging on Israel and making things difficult for Israel to fend off rabid Muslims...... with the current Muslim invasion of Germany, Sweden etc we now know they were never entitled to any respect. We now know how degenerate and deranged the European leaders and governments are. I am generalizing of course
Israel is allowing Turkey to survey and study the seaport site but will never allow it to be built. Partly because it will be too close to Israel offshore oil and gas projects. Partly because weaponry will be smuggled in.
You’re correct, no way Turkey spends $5 million on disassociated southern Syrians, much less $5 billion. Nor do they have any interest in defendint “their” seaport. As you note, it sounds good.
I understand why the Egyptians are worried, they don’t want another “Ottoman Empire.”
But Obama and Valerie Jarrett do.
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