Posted on 10/25/2011 10:42:33 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
For the first time since a massive earthquake struck Turkey's east, Ankara has asked Israel for aid on Tuesday, after rejecting several offers by top Israeli officials in the last two days.
On Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected an aid offer by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone conversation between the two leaders, representing the second such rejection since a 7.2 magnitude quake struck Turkey.
On Sunday, despite the frantic search and rescue efforts, Turkey turned down Israel's offer, as well as similar offers from several other countries.
Ankara issued a statement saying that the extent of the damage was still being investigated and that no international aid was immediately needed.
However, Israeli officials indicated on Tuesday that Turkish officials have indeed issued an official request for aid, saying that the Turkish Foreign Ministry asked that Israel send portable structures to be used as temporary housing for those who lost their homes in the quake.
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Not!
For Muslims, Jews are pigs and monkeys.... but in a natural disaster... it’s OK to ask them for assistance?????
Did I get this right??
Will the Turks paint over any Israeli identifying marks to hide the origin of the rescue aid?
Very tempting to tell them NO! They are clearly an enemy of Israel.
Actually, it's rare for Israeli aid to be accepted by any muslim country. The only reason Turkey is doing it is that historically, Israel and Turkey have had pretty good relations, at least since Israel was founded.
But remember that monster tsunami that hit Indonesia a few years ago? Israel offered aid immediately, but Indonesia, the #1 muslim populace in the world, immediately refused any aid from the Jews. I guess that showed them "uppity JOOOZZZ!"
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Israel should tell Turkey to shove it.
Do they still want an apology?
Yup. That sure hurt us, not being able to help Moose Limbs in trouble. Gotta go comb my face. Ook. Eeek. Ak.
Israel SHOULD give Turkey a hand - maybe two - with just the middle fingers.
And if we didn’t have a closet Muslim in the White House, we should be giving them the same thing.
Kol HaKavod (all the honor) to the Israelis for being ever ready to help those in need, regardless of the past and present enmity from those needy countries.
Probably Hamas wants to kidnap some aid workers, and Turkey’s setting it all up.
Thanks Free ThinkerNY.
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