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Tourism to Turkey down 90% for second month

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/tr ... h-1.310060

Despite Turkey's best efforts, Israeli tourists aren't returning. The number of Israelis who ventured to Turkey in July was down 90%, reaching a measly 4,500 vacationers - compared to 43,000 in July 2009, and 78,000 in July 2008.

Big deal turkey gets some 27 million tourists last year and 17 million in the first 7 months of this year so this is hardly going to damage the Turkish economy.

[Lit]

Turkey's Erdogan may skip climate conference

20/10/2010

ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will not attend a climate change conference in Greece later this week if his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu is there.

http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/x ... 0/20/nb-03

[Lit]

Turkish leader to boycott meeting if Israeli counterpart attends

Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he won't attend a climate change conference in Greece later this week if his Israeli counterpart is there, Greek TV reported.

Full story here:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europ ... ey.israel/

[Linichka]

The little man is never afraid to show publicly how peevish and small he is.

[Lit]

Turks accuse Israel of war crimes in international court

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Turkish lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists filed a complaint Oct. 14 with the International Criminal Court accusing Israel of committing war crimes in May when its troops boarded a boat trying to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

It was unclear whether the prosecutor would agree to pursue the case or whether the court has jurisdiction. But the filing reignited an issue that has severely strained Israel’s relations with Turkey.

http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/596 ... nal-court/

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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/mid ... 86513.html

Israel's prime minister has praised the naval commandos who participated in the deadly May raid on a Gaza-bound ship, saying they acted "heroically," "ethically" and "with restraint."

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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Netanyahu-Praises-Israeli-Troops-Who-Raided-Gaza-Bound-Flotilla-105786513.html

Israel's prime minister has praised the naval commandos who participated in the deadly May raid on a Gaza-bound ship, saying they acted "heroically," "ethically" and "with restraint."

more enmity between Turkey and Israel:


Turkey to U.S: Don’t share intelligence with Israel
October 25, 2010

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Turkey has asked the United States not to share intelligence from a new missile defense system with Israel.

http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/JTAConte ... ID=2741437

[Lit]

Turkish document defines Israel as 'central threat'

The Turkish National Security Council approved a few days ago significant changes in a document which contains threats against Turkey claiming that Israel is now a major threat to the country, Turkish media reported Saturday.

Israel was redefined as a "major threat" in the document called "The Red Book."

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=193322

[Linichka]

That's rich, especially in light of today's suicide bombing in Istanbul. Not even Turdogan can claim this as an Israeli strike - I think. Given his other curious fantasies, though, he might declare it a Mossad job.

[Lit]

The addition of Israel to the “Red Book,” coupled with Turkey’s allegation that Israel’s actions may prompt a Middle Eastern arms race, delivered a decisive blow to what remained of Turkish-Israeli relations. Turkey showed its hostility to staunch US ally Israel with other measures as well – a “strategic partnership” between Turkey and Syria, and Ankara’s alleged military supply agreement with Hezbollah.

During last week’s discussions over a new NATO missile defense shield, Ankara demanded that non-NATO members (primarily Israel) could have no access to intelligence gained through the missile shield’s radar system, to which the U.S. reportedly agreed.

http://blog.heritage.org/?p=45998