"Our policy was and remains to prevent a breakdown of relations with Turkey and easing the tensions between the countries," Haaretz quoted the statement. La visite à Beyrouth du Premier ministre turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a suscité hier de nombreuses réactions, tant au sein de l'opposition que dans le camp de la majorité. "Our interest in acquiring Predator drones is known," a Turkish diplomatic source told the Hürriyet Daily News on Sunday, without giving details of the content of the negotiations between the two allies. The mechanism will work for the further implementation of the U.N. "They want to base them in Turkey and allow us to fly them across the border into Iraq," the official said. Relations between Turkey and Israel had been developing steadily since they established full diplomatic relations more than a decade ago. We have always defended the notion that the negotiations must take place within an Arabic and Islamic dimension. Members of Parliament's Israel Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, which was presided over by the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, deputy Nursuna Memecan during the last legislative term, resigned en masse following Israel's Gaza offensive, followed soon thereafter by the abolition of the commission in its entirety. Whenever Turkish leaders meet with Hamas or Al-Fatah officials such issues get discussed. (Présidence turque/AFP) par … Mr. Erdogan is the latest of several leaders to visit the region recently. Israeli military officials said Mr. Shalhoub was an Islamic Jihad militant preparing an imminent suicide attack against Israelis and had already filmed the video testament often left by suicide bombers. ", Question: "Do you have any message to the Turkish people? Longer submissions are unlikely to be published. With these statements, it is becoming clear who is and will be behind these [terrorists]. Speaking in Istanbul on Sunday during a joint press conference with his Brazilian counterpart Antonia de Aguiar Patriota, DavutoÄlu said any country that supports terror will "surely receive a response.". Erdogan Denies Hamas Claim He'll Visit in July Hamas has announced that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Gaza July 5-6 -- but Erdogan flatly denies it. We believe that defending yourself is a universal right. Earlier on Saturday, while delivering a speech at the opening of a cultural festival, Turkey's Parliament Speaker Cemil Ãiçek harshly criticized Lieberman's reported plans, which he called "blackmail," without referring to Lieberman directly. Palestinian security officials said Israeli special forces entered Tulkarem before dawn Sunday and arrested Mohammed Shalhoub, 18. "The report is unacceptable to Turkey as it is and considered null and void," Sanberk wrote in a letter he sent to the panel long before its content hit the media in early September. Can the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, which still has not taken the parliamentary oath and therefore reserves no right to send members to commissions, assign their deputies to the friendship group if it manages to overcome this hurdle? These nine brothers became martyrs while trying to end the embargo on Gaza. Parliament Suspends Friendship with Israel. I believe that our brothers with Al-Fatah in Ramallah cannot do what they have to do perhaps due to internal or external pressures. Such a report has legitimized the Israeli attack and will legitimize future attacks as well. ", Haniyeh: "The Palestinian people are always in a position to defend themselves. ", Question: "Israel accuses you of rocket attacks on civilians. ErdoÄan's trip begins with a visit to Egypt, where a state of high alert was declared Saturday in Cairo after protesters stormed the building housing Israel's embassy and clashed with police, prompting a mass evacuation of the ambassador and other staff. We have heard that ErdoÄan wishes to visit Gaza. Sanberk warned the panel that "a leak in the report would bring an end to Turkey-Israel relations." This visit will give the Palestinians a chance to show how much they love the people and government of Turkey. We believe that the negotiations would be to the benefit of Israel. I do not accept this accusation. "I mentioned to the Iraqi side about the need to deepen our cooperation in the fight against terrorism and about Turkey's right to self defense," Feridun SinirlioÄlu, undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry, told reporters in Baghdad on Saturday after his talks with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hosyhar Zabari and Iraqi Parliament Speaker Usame al-Nuceyfi. We always wish for a strong Syria that would continue to extend support to the Palestinian people. Turkey officially requested acquisition of six MQ-1 and MQ-6 Predator drones from the U.S. in mid-2009 but the request faced opposition from the U.S. Congress over Ankara's policies regarding Iran and Israel. The head of the Palestinian administration in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, said that they were making preparations for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan's possible visit to Gaza and with the visit, the people of Palestine will have a chance to show how much they love Turkey. La visite de M. Erdogan à Paris avait été la plus importante dans un pays de l’UE depuis le putsch manqué de 2016 et la répression qui l’a suivi. Mounting tensions between Israel and Turkey have begun taking their toll on inter-parliamentary bridges of friendship. Note: Gatestone appreciates your comments. ErdoÄan will also meet the head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and representatives of the country's popular revolt that that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak. Such a resistance is a legitimate right of the Palestinian people. Strong signals indicate they could, but it must also be stressed that this would not suffice for the BDP to be able to found an Israel Parliament friendship group and establish contact with Tel Aviv all by themselves. The people of Palestine are one, Palestinian territory is one. Sanberk, however, conveyed to the panel upon receiving a draft version in April that the report established the facts accurately but needed a different evaluation in the concluding chapter. We support any and all Turkish decisions to protect Turkish blood. JERUSALEM, Monday, May 2 (AP) -- Israeli troops staged raids in the Tulkarem area on Sunday and Monday, re-entering the northern West Bank town for the first time since returning it to Palestinian control in March. We are making preparations for ErdoÄan 's visit. Secondly, Turkey will have a role in ending the embargo on Gaza. The GCTF would prioritize civilian capacity building in areas such as the rule of law, border management and countering violent extremism, the State Department said. "We wish to witness the new term in Egypt and aim to strengthen the economic relations between our two countries," Buyukeksi said. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu told the Hürriyet Daily News during a press conference in Istanbul on Sunday that ErdoÄan would not visit Gaza. Par LM | 06 Mai 2014 à 01:12 Écoutez l'article. Turkey expresses that the policy implemented by Israel is one of occupation.With its efforts, Turkey is trying to show that the superior power in the region are Arabs and Islamic world. Par LAZAR BERMAN 22 février 2021, 15:13 0 . Malgré l'interdiction des manifestations pendant 24 heures, environ 200 manifestants pro-kurdes ont défilé, dénonçant notamment «un crime contre l'humanité» en cours à Afrin , en Syrie. No part of the Gatestone website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied or modified, without the prior written consent of Gatestone Institute. One cannot make distinctions between terrorist organizations. As Palestine, we are in a stage of liberation and not state. We talk about people here who are trying to save themselves from occupation. Expressing Turkey's unease about the presence of PKK camps in Iraqi territories, SinirlioÄlu said he made it clear to the Iraqi side that ongoing cooperation between the two neighboring countries should be increased. Surely, the Arab people of Syria have certain rights. Fourthly, Turkey will play a role in extending support to the Palestinians who are trying to end Israeli attempts to widen new settlement areas in the West Bank and Jerusalem. ", Haniyeh: "I do not think so. Question: "Do the Arab and Islamic world extend adequate support to Turkey's struggle for the Palestinian issue? In the meantime, the DoÄan news agency reported that Leyla Zana, a deputy from the Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, met with Talabani in Sulaymaniye on Saturday. The answer to all these questions is a resounding no. Turkey was the first Muslim-majority country to recognise the newly founded state of Israel in 1949, but the countries' warm diplomatic and economic ties began to deteriorate after the 2008-2009 Gaza war. Attacking a ship in front of the whole world is a crime of war. The GCTF working groups will focus on "the criminal justice sector and rule of law, countering violent extremism, capacity building in the Sahel, capacity building in [East Africa] and capacity building in Southeast Asia," the State Department said. Mr. Erdogan is the latest of several leaders to visit the region recently. Recep Tayyip Erdogan l'a redit à Paris, vu de Turquie, la principale menace pour la paix régionale, ce n'est pas l'Iran, c'est Israël. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=erdogan-visits-cairo-tel-aviv-on-its-toes-2011-09-11, Palestine Preparing for Possible Erdogan Visit. Turkey asked the Obama administration this year to relocate the Predators to Incirlik Air Base, a joint U.S.-Turkish military installation, according to a senior U.S. military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks have not been made public. Did this help the life in Gaza? The people of Egypt have never supported the idea of closing the Refah border crossing. Whether it is Gaza or any other Palestinian territory, we have always been in a position to defend ourselves. ", Haniyeh: "We believe that Israel fell into a tough situation after losing a partner of 50 years. We are hoping that Israel will also back up its denial of the alleged plans [to support the PKK] through its actions. Turkey's downgrading of diplomatic relations and suspending all military relations with Israel was a great support to the Palestinian people, Haniyeh said. The incident also showed that despite the tension, diplomatic relations remain open. I would like to use this interview to invite Premier ErdoÄan to Gaza again. All rights reserved. The visits to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, countries all affected by the Arab Spring, between Monday and Thursday are expected to enable ErdoÄan to further cast himself as one of the Muslim world's leading political figures through speeches about Turkey's foreign policy vision for the region, as well as pointed criticism of Israel. Turkey's crucial role existed before the Palestinian peace and it will continue after the unification. What is demanded from the UN is to extend assistance to the Palestinians who are under occupation. The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday that the hawkish Israeli foreign minister had been planning to meet with PKK leaders in Europe to discuss cooperation with the terrorist group in every possible way. "No one can debilitate Turkey. Le Président turc Racep Tayip Erdogan va effectuer une visite officielle au Sénégal à partir de demain mercredi jusqu'à vendredi. "Liebermann is usually not an addressee in the international arena so I had refrained from commenting on his words before," Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu said Sunday. The initiative aims to create the first-ever multilateral training and research center focused on countering violent extremism, which would be based in the Gulf region, according to officials. Turkey's actions were a great support to the Palestinian cause and people. We have always supported change whether it is in Syria or elsewhere. The people of Egypt have never been on the side of the embargo implemented on Gaza. Regarding the other side of the alleged link, DavutoÄlu said the PKK has been going through a period of "tool-ization" â meaning that it has become a tool for those who wish to weaken Turkey. The suspension of official contacts and the cancelation of mutual visits are all on the agenda. We continue our preparations assuming that ErdoÄan would indeed visit us. On Monday, Israeli troops entered a village just outside Tulkarem, killing a member of the Islamic Jihad group who fired at the advancing soldiers, Israeli Army radio reported. I can say that there is complete freedom when it comes to political parties in Gaza. "It's very troubling that someone with the rank of minister should make such irresponsible remarks," Ãiçek said. Both reserve the right not to publish replies to articles should they so choose. There is also the issue of oil-rich Kirkuk province, which Kurdish authorities want incorporated into their autonomous region, while officials in Baghdad strongly oppose such a move. Volkan Bozkır of the AKP suggested that the Turkish representative "could have prevented the report from going out the way it did, if he had left his post.". Visite en Israël du ministre égyptien du Pétrole, un signal à Biden et Erdogan La visite, qui fait suite à des délégations de dirigeants grecs et chypriotes, montre que les alliés régionaux sont unis et coordonnés, tant contre les amis que contre les ennemis . The U.S. proposed the creation of the Global Counterterrorism Forum "to address the evolving terrorist threat in a way that would bring enduring benefits by helping frontline countries and affected regions acquire the means to deal with threats they face," a fact sheet of the U.S. State Department said in regard to the initiative. Relevant GCTF members such as the United Nations and nongovernmental experts will be invited to participate in the working groups and activities. It has emerged that Turkey ruled "null and void" a UN report on last year's Mavi Marmara flotilla raid, which crippled Israeli-Turkish diplomacy, months before the report leaked to the media and caused an irrevocable strain in ties early September. At the end of the negotiations, the people of Palestine could not receive basic rights and establish their own state. SinirlioÄlu also met with Ersed Salihi, leader of the Turkmen Front. "No country can blackmail Turkey. The GCTF will take a more strategic approach to civilian counter-terrorism efforts and aims to increase the number of countries both technically and politically capable of dealing with the terrorist challenge.