Erdoğan given rapturous reception in Egypt

globes.co.il ^ | Sept 13, 2011 | Globes' correspondent

[bayouranger]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to make threats against Israel on his arrival in Cairo last night.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued to make threats against Israel on his arrival in Cairo last night, resulting in a rapturous reception by the crowds. He was surrounded by Egyptian supporters after disembarking from his plane at the airport.

Using a prepared amplifier system, Erdoğan spoke to the crowd in Arabic, saying, "Salaam aleikum, Egypt and Turkey are one. Peace to the Egyptian people."

Erdoğan was received by Egypt's acting Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his wife.

The welcoming crowd included many members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which supports Hamas. Supporters along the road into Cairo carried Erdoğan's picture and shouted,

Today, Erdoğan visited the grave of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in 1981 after signing the Peace Treaty with Israel two years earlier. Erdoğan is scheduled to meet Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Mohammad Tantawi and other political leaders to discuss bilateral cooperation.

Speaking in Cairo, Erdoğan said, "Israel is taking irresponsible steps that harm international law. We reject Israeli excuses that apparently justify the Gaza blockade."

He continued, "Unless Israel will apologize, compensate the victims and remove the Gaza blockade, we will impose sanctions and take other steps at the International Court in The Hague. The Palestinians have a just and legitimate right to proclaim independence. If Israel continues on its current line of behaviour, it will lose."

[bayouranger]

"Egypt and Turkey will together become an Islamic Caliphate", and "Erdoğan, who angers Israel will liberate Palestine like Saladin."

That's tough talk coming from a koranimal.

[Dogbert41]

"Egypt and Turkey will together become an Islamic Caliphate", and "Erdoğan, who angers Israel will liberate Palestine like Saladin."???

I did not see those lines in the story...

Is that your take, or did I miss it somewhere?

[Honorary Serb]

Turkey is showing its true, radical islamic and neo-Ottoman colors!

But Turkey is falling in a heap economically and demographically. Eventually most of it will become Greater Kurdistan.

And the potential for Orthodox Christians to take back the Holy City of Constantinople will become greater and greater every year!!!! Maybe there will be a greater Armenia, too!

[no-to-illegals]

Goodbye Turkey. Eating Turkey for Thanksgiving
Goodbye Egypt. The King of kings is coming. Egyptian lives will be one of famine and blood.

[bayouranger]

The welcoming crowd included many members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which supports Hamas. Supporters along the road into Cairo carried Erdoğan's picture and shouted, "Egypt and Turkey will together become an Islamic Caliphate", and "Erdoğan, who angers Israel will liberate Palestine like Saladin." From the article at the link. Not sure why it wasn't included but thanks for pointing that out.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks bayouranger.

"Unless Israel will apologize, compensate the victims and remove the Gaza blockade, we will impose sanctions and take other steps at the International Court in The Hague. The Palestinians have a just and legitimate right to proclaim independence. If Israel continues on its current line of behaviour, it will lose."

Israel needs to do what it has studiously avoided -- condemn Erdogan and his political party as Islamofascist. And put NATO on notice that it will, if necessary, defend itself against Turkey, including by preemptive strikes.