Erdogan receives hero's welcome in Turkey..

> Gaza a "SHAME" on Arabs..
> Venizlua, Bolivia, Iran & Turkey stand for Gaza!
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> VIDEO:
> Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row
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> Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Israel [Shimon Peres]: "knows very well how to kill".
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> Turkey's prime minister has stormed off the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos after a heated debate on Gaza with Israel's president.
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> Recep Tayyip Erdogan clashed with Shimon Peres, whose voice had risen as he made an impassioned defence of Israel's actions, jabbing his finger.
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> Mr Erdogan said Mr Peres had spoken so loudly to conceal his "guilt".
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> He accused the moderator of not allowing him to speak and said he did not think he would return to Davos.
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> The Turkish PM stressed later that he had left the debate not because of his disagreements with Mr Peres but because he had been given much less time to speak than the Israeli leader.
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> Turkey is one of the few Muslim countries to have dealings with Israel, but relations have been under strain since the Islamist-rooted AK Party was elected to power in 2002.
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> Late on Thursday, a WEF official said that Mr Peres and Mr Erdogan had spoken by mobile telephone, and both men now considered the matter closed.
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> Erdogan receives hero's welcome
> http://www.aljazeera.com/news/articles/34/Erdogan_receives_heros_welcome.html
> http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50T20E20090130?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
> 30/01/2009
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> Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters after he receives a hero's welcome for a spat with Israel.
> Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives a hero's welcome on his return to home after his spat with Israel over its war on Gaza.
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> Erdogan stormed off stage at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos on Thursday during a heated discussion over Israel's 23-day assault on the Gaza Strip.
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> He told Israeli President Shimon Peres, who had launched a fiery defense of Tel Aviv's attack on the coastal enclave over the past month, that Israel "knows very well how to kill".
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> More than 1,330 Palestinians, a third of them children, were killed and 5,450 others injured since Israel waged its Cast Lead Operation against Gaza on December 27.
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> The Turkish premier vowed he would never return to the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in Davos.
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> Around 3,000 supporters gathered at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Friday, waving red and white Turkish flags and banners reading "Conqueror of Davos" upon Erdogan arrival.
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> Many carried banners denouncing Israel, a move which raises concern among the Jewish State as Ankara is its closest ally in the Islamic world.
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> "I did what I had to do," Erdogan told reporters gathered at the airport, adding, "I cannot remain apathetic when it comes to these things, it's just not in my nature. I am duty-bound to defend the honor of my country."
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> He said that he was not "at heart a diplomat but a politician."
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> Erdogan gets hero's welcome upon his return to Turkey
> http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE50T20E20090130?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
> ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Istanbul on Friday after accusing Israel of "knowing very well how to kill" during a heated debate at the World Economic Forum.
> Erdogan stormed out of a debate on Israel's Gaza offensive on Thursday, and vowed he might never return to the annual gathering of the rich and powerful in Davos.
> President Shimon Peres had launched a fiery defense of his country's offensive in Gaza over the past month, and with a raised voice and pointed finger, questioned what Erdogan would do if rockets were fired at Istanbul every night.
> "When it comes to killing, you know very well how to kill," Erdogan, visibly angry, responded as he sat next to Peres at the debate, which also included United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Arab League chief Amr Moussa.
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> Turkey, a predominantly Muslim but secular country that historically has had good ties with Israel and the Arab world, played a role in helping broker an end to the Gaza offensive this month, particularly by lobbying the Islamist Hamas group to declare a ceasefire.
> Thousands of people gathered at Istanbul's Ataturk airport to greet Erdogan when he returned, waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting "Turkey is proud of you."
> "Our people would have expected the same reaction from any Turkish prime minister," he told a news conference at Ataturk airport on Friday morning after speaking to the crowd.
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> "This was a matter of the esteem and prestige of my country. Hence, my reaction had to be clear. I could not have allowed anyone to poison the prestige and in particular the honor of my country," he said.
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> "Our reproaches are not against the Israeli people or Jews. Our reproach is totally against the Israeli administration," Erdogan said.
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> PTT pride:
> Erdogan at World Economic Forum cites our editor Gilad Atzmon
> http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/01/30/ptt-pride-erdogan-at-world-economic-forum-cites-our-editor-gilad-atzmon/
> By Mary Rizzo • Jan 30th, 2009
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> The World Economic Forum at Davos had an incredible moment of truth…
> After Shimon Peres was allowed to justify the wanton killing that the Jewish State engaged in over the territory they have strangled with their inhumane blockade, (and received applause for it by the men and women waiting for their champaign glasses to be filled after the dinner that of course was more important to them than hearing the words of the Prime Minister of the largest European State with a Muslim majority and one of the most strategic areas on the face of the earth), Tayyip Erdogan begins to respond to the barrage of filth poured out by Peres.
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> At the moment, our Turkish translators in www.tlaxcala.es are getting a verbatim translation of the intervention, which we will post up here as soon as it is available, but in the meantime, Here is a translation found here: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/turkish-prime-minister-erdogan-leaves-the-debate-in-davos-translation/3833761515/?icid=VIDURVNWS06
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> At World Economic Forum, Turnish Prime Minister's hot debate of Israeli terrorism on GAZA.. "When it comes to killing, you know very well how to kill,"
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> Moderator: There was a heated debate here. This is a discussion that can last for hours. We are already out of time.
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> Erdogan: One minute.
> Moderator: Mr. President, well, you know
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> Erdodan: One minute, one minute! No! One minute.
> Moderator: Ok, but I want you not to speak more than one minute.
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> Erdogan: Mr. Peres, you are older than me. Your voice is very loud. I know that you are speaking aloud because of the requirement of a sense of guilt. My voice will not be that loud. About murdering, you know killing very well. I am well aware how you murdered children on beaches. Two former prime ministers of your country had important sayings to me. You have former prime ministers who say When I entered Palestine over armed combat cars, I consider myself more and more pleased. I can give their names, maybe some of you wonder. Besides, I condemn those of you who applaud this persecution. Because applauding these killers who murdered those children, who massacred those people is, I believe, also another crime committed against humanity. Look, we cannot disregard a reality here. Here, I jotted down a lot of notes, but I dont have time to answer all of them. But, I will say you only two things:
> Moderator: Excuse me Prime Minister, we can't start the debate again.
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> Erdogan: Excuse me. First, excuse me, do NOT interrupt me! First, The Old Testament says in the 6th commandment: You shall not kill! But there is murder here. Second, this is also very interesting. Gilad Atzmon, a Jew himself, says: Israeli barbarity is far beyond even ordinary cruelty. Besides, Avi Shlaim, Professor of Oxford who performed his military duty in Israeli army, says in the Guardian the following:
> Moderator: Prime Minister, Prime Minister. I wanna ask to our host.
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> Erdogan: Israel became a gangster state. (to the moderator) I thank you, too. For me, Davos is done for me from now on. I will not come again. You all know this in this way. You are not letting us speak. (Showing Peres) He spoke for 25 minutes, but you let me speak 12 minutes. No way!
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> Well, we at PTT think several things must be said:
> 1) More leaders should have the courage to speak out about the atrocities and to isolate Israel from sitting on a stage and endorsing their violence, which has no justification. That Erdogan did this, (and used also as his source writing by one of our editors, Gilad Atzmon), can only encourage us in our belief that sooner or later even people responsible for the guiding of a country numbering almost 63 million people, will stand up to Israel and say enough is enough. We are waiting for other Leaders to follow, the ice has been broken.
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> 2) To state the obvious is no longer verboten. Things have to be called with their names, a State that is a menace to humanity and violent beyond all decency MUST be denounced in the loudest terms possible. We can't walk on eggshells anymore. For a leader to express the thoughts of his people (finally) rather than to kowtow to some impossible situation of sitting on the fence (and Turkey in many ways is a nation that has a lot to answer for in past and recent atrocities, as well as its position of support for the invasion of Iraq) moves a step in the right direction. It is NOT in the interests of Turkey to acquiesce all horrors and violence just to stay in the club. It is sometimes BEST to walk off when you realise the platform is there to present a justification for what cannot be justified. We believe that this brave action, widely appreciated by millions, is the first of a series. Of the entire Davos Forum, this was the moment cited in the news.. It is food for thought.
> 3) NO normalisation with Israel until they accept the rules of International Law. Thank you PM Erdogan, for listening to us, for using our words, and for using that international platform for expressing the views that we know millions of humanitarian people hold. You are enabling all of us.
> Palestine Think Tank
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> Israel to face 'catastrophe' without Palestinian state, says Jimmy Carter
> http://www.haaretz.com:80/hasen/spages/1059141.html
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> Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that Israel will face a "catastrophe" unless it revives the Mideast peace process and establishes an independent Palestinian state.
> In an interview with The Associated Press, he said Arabs will outnumber Jews in the Holy Land in the foreseeable future.
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> "If we look toward a one-state solution, which seems to be the trend - I hope not inexorable - it would be a catastrophe for Israel, because there would be only three options in that case," Carter said.
> One would be to expel large numbers of Palestinians, which he said would amount to "ethnic cleansing."
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> The second would be to deprive the Palestinians of equal voting rights, which he said would amount to "apartheid."
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> The third would be to give the Palestinians equal voting rights, and therefore the majority, he said.
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> "And you would no longer have a Jewish state," Carter said. "The basic decisions would be made by the Palestinians, who would almost very likely vote in a bloc, whereas you would have some sharp divisions among the Israelis, because the Israelis always have different points of view."
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> Carter spoke to The Associated Press as his new book, "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land," was released.
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> His wording on Israel's options was not new. His 2006 book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," provoked a hail of criticism, particularly from Jewish-Americans who felt it unfairly compared Israeli treatment of Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza to the legalized racial oppression that once existed in South Africa.
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> Carter still believes a two-state solution is the best option, with all of Israel's Arab neighbors recognizing its right to exist in peace, and Israel withdrawing from most of the land it captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War to create an independent Palestine.
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> Carter brokered the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt 30 years ago, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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> Many of the casualties in Gaza have been children, doctors say
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> 'Middle-East Union possible'
> Thursday, Jan 29, 2009
> http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/29/stories/2009012955020300.htm
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> Susan Nathan
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> KOZHIKODE [Kerala, India]: A Middle-East Union (on the lines of the European Union), comprising Israel and the Arab nations, will be a possibility in the long run, Israeli writer Susan Nathan has said.
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> She was speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday.
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> Ms. Nathan, who is the only Jew living among 25,000 Muslims in Tamra, a town in Northern Israel run by Islamic politicians, said it was possible for Jews and Arabs to mingle as one citizens in a country. "Jewish society is very closed and rigid. Jews do not listen to the problems of Muslims. It is the Jews who need to be educated," she said.
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> Ms. Nathan who migrated to Israel nearly 10 years ago from Britain was a firm Zionist but later decided to live among Arab Muslims who, she said, were oppressed by the Jews.
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> To a query, she said that there was corruption on the Palestinian side too. "Also, there are divided into Fatah and Hamas," she said.
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> She said the problem lay with the Israeli government. It was the government that kept the people in ignorance. One could still find Jewish people on the streets of Israel whose forefathers mingled with the Arabs. Arabic was the language then, she said.
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> Ms. Nathan, author of the 'The Other Side of Israel,' said she believed the Palestinian issue would be solved but was not sure when. She said Israeli governments always had quick-fix solutions that aimed for peace in the coming month, rather than long-term solutions.
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> She said the support from the Jewish community for her efforts was mixed. "There are some remarkable people in Israel. But their voices are not heard because of the fundamentalism that prevails. They see our efforts of bettering the country of Israel as being disloyal to the country," Ms. Nathan said.
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> Calling herself an 'India freak,' she said she was fascinated by the country. In her childhood when she was locked up in a room by her father as a punishment, she would browse through photographs of India in the 'National Geographic' magazines. She would run her fingers through the images of people classified as 'untouchables' in India. "It is from this I knew about human beings and how they are all equal," she said.
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> Israel, she said, could learn about integrated living from India. Racism was alive and kicking in Israel. Jews were not one single entity as many thought. They were divided into French Jews, Indian Jews, Arabic Jews and Ethiopian Jews and lived separately, she said.
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> Ms. Nathan will give a talk at the Town Hall here on Thursday.
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> Erdogan: All those silent on Gaza massacre would be an accomplice to this shame
> http://www.palestine-info.co.uk
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> Mahathir blasts Israeli terror
> http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=118664&d=29&m=1&y=2009
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> Mahathir Mohamad speaks to Arab News in Riyadh
> "These Israeli, American and British leaders, including former US President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be tried in absentia for their war crimes because we cannot get them and we cannot even carry out any punishment that will be handed down to them. But, it will have much more moral value as the world will recognize that these people are war criminals." Asked how the Muslim countries can force international agencies to launch an investigation into Israeli crimes, he said: "Many governments don't want to get involved because it affects their relationships not only with Israel but also with other Western nations."
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> My terror as a human shield: The story of Majdi Abed Rabbo
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/my-terror-as-a-human-shield-the-story-of-majdi-abed-rabbo-1520420.html
> As battle raged in Gaza, Israeli soldiers forced Majdi Abed Rabbo to risk his life as a go-between in the hunt for three Hamas fighters. This is his story...
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> SPAIN Opens Case On Israelis
> http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/101243445
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> By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem:
> A Spanish judge yesterday opened a criminal case against seven current and former senior Israeli officials, alleging that the men could have been involved in "crimes against humanity" in connection with the 2002 assassination of a senior Hamas official.
> The move sparked a furious response from Israeli leaders and added to the mounting concern over the legal fall-out from the recent Gaza conflict. Describing the Spanish probe as "hallucinatory", Ehud Barak, the defence minister, said: "Whoever calls the assassination of a terrorist a 'crime against humanity' is living in an upside-down world." Several human rights groups are preparing dossiers aimed at prosecuting Israeli officials over alleged war crimes and human rights abuses during the three-week Gaza campaign this month.
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> Mitchell urges Israel to open Gaza crossings
> http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84150§ionid=3510203
> The 75-year-old former US senator says the Obama White House will strive to achieve peace in the Middle East.
> US Middle East envoy George Mitchell urges Israel to open the crossing points into the Gaza Strip amid a shaky ceasefire with Hamas.
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> One State Solution: A Jewish Dream
> http://hittininstitute.com/Article.aspx?ID=17&category=2
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