Posted on 09/02/2011 6:35:15 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) responded to Turkey's intention to expel the Israeli ambassador by calling for reciprocity.
"The law of reciprocity – and the ‘law’ of the Middle East – require immediate expulsion of the ambassador to Turkey, filing a suit on behalf of the commandos who were injured - and the State of Israel for expenses incurred - as a result Turkey's negligence in preventing the flotilla from sailing illegally, and immediate cessation of the supply and maintenance of military contracts with Turkey ".
MK Eldad added that during the first week after the Knesset holiday he will advance a bill to recognize the Armenian Genocide by Turkey.
Eldad's comments come on the heels of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Devutoglu saying his nation rejected the findings of the UN Palmer Report on the 2010 Gaza-flotilla and would be downgrading relations with Israel, as well as ceasing military cooperation. He added economic ties might be downgraded as well.
Devutoglu reiterated the position of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that nothing less than a full apology by Israel, reparations for the 9 Turkish nationals killed during the IDF boarding action, and a termination of Israel's naval blockade on Gaza would satisfy Istanbul.
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A poster brought up some very good ideas:
“Sponsor the Armenian genocide bill (CHECK!), and also a bill for Turkey’s ethnic cleansing of Kurds and Turkey’s illegal occupation of Cyprus(Since 1974), where the Islamic Apartheid Wall Turkey built stands as a reminder of what western civilization can expect.”
I expel a Turkish ambassador every morning.
How can Turkey be occupying Cyprus? I’ve been in Cyprus passing through Lanarca on my way to the states, and all the signs in the airport are in Greek, and everyone speaks Greek. I’d expect the Turks to at least require bi-lingual signs and announcements.
They occupy them through force. From what I remember they have been doing so since ‘74 & they’re colonization is very much underway.
You mean, a hostile foreign force is occupying, colonizing and segregating an indigenous population in a tiny country, and CNN and MSNBC is nowhere to be found? Ma Pit’om?
From Wikipedia:
....a Eurasian island country in the Eastern Mediterranean,[6][7] east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of its most popular tourist destinations.[8] An advanced,[9] high-income economy with a very high Human Development Index,[10][11] the Republic of Cyprus was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.[12][13]
The earliest known human activity on the island dates back to around the 10th millennium BCE. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with the Tombs of the Kings. Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world,[14] and is the site of the earliest known example of feline domestication.[15][16] At a strategic location in the Middle East,[17][18][19][20] Cyprus has been occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Hittites, Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Rashiduns, Umayyads, Lusignans, Venetians and Ottomans. Settled by Mycenean Greeks in the 2nd millennium BCE, the island also experienced long periods of Greek rule under the Ptolemies and the Byzantines. In 333 BCE, Alexander the Great conquered the island from the Persians. The Ottoman Empire conquered the island in 1571 and it remained under Ottoman control for over three centuries. It was placed under British administration in 1878 until it was granted independence in 1960,[21] becoming a member of the Commonwealth the following year.
In 1974, following 11 years of intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots,[22] an attempted coup d’état by Greek Cypriot nationalists[23][24] and elements of the Greek military junta[25] with the aim of achieving enosis (union of the island with Greece) took place.[25] Turkey used this as a pretext to invade the northern portion of the island. Turkish forces remained after a cease-fire, resulting in the partition of the island; an objective of Turkey since 1955.[25] The intercommunal violence and subsequent Turkish invasion led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Cypriots and the establishment of a separate Turkish Cypriot political entity in the north. These events and the resulting political situation are matters of ongoing dispute.
The Republic of Cyprus has de jure[26] sovereignty over the island of Cyprus and its surrounding waters, except for the British military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts; the area under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus, comprising about 59% of the island’s area, and the Turkish-controlled area in the north,[27] calling itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and recognised only by Turkey, covering about 36% of the island’s area.
The country was divided and the UN came in to declare a No GO Zone effectively carving apart the nation.
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus runs for more than 180.5 kilometres (112.2 mi) along what is known as the Green Line and has an area of 346 square kilometres (134 sq mi). The zone partitions the island of Cyprus into a southern area effectively controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus (which is the de jure government for the entire island save for the British Sovereign Base Areas), and the northern area controlled by the Turkish army.
The term Green Line refers to the cease fire line that de facto divides the island nation of Cyprus into two, cutting through the capital of Nicosia. It was first established in 1964, when Major-General Peter Young was the commander of a “peace force”, a predecessor of the present UNFICYP. After stationing his troops in different areas of Nicosia, the general drew a cease-fire line on a map with a dark green crayon, which was to become known as the “Green Line”.
The Green Line became impassable following the July 1974 invasion by Turkey which intervened by air, sea, and land, capturing approximately 8% of Cyprus territory in response to a short lived Greek Cypriot coup. When the coup dissolved, the Turkish Armed Forces advanced to capture approximately 37% of the island and meet the “Green Line”. The meandering green line marks the southernmost points that the Turkish troops occupied during the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 16 August 1974. With the self-proclamation of the internationally unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Green Line became its de facto southern border.
This line is also referred to as the Attila Line on some maps, named after the Turkish code-name for the 1974 military intervention: Operation Atilla. The closed off zone has become a haven for Cyprus’ wildlife, an example of an involuntary park.
Traffic across the buffer zone was very limited until 2003, when the number of crossings and the rules governing them were relaxed.
So the UN wants to make Israel into Cyprus. Oh, joy.
Therein lies an example of what may come to pass if given their way.
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