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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Sept 4 2014
ISRAELI LOBBY BACKED RESOLUTION TARGETS TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Ragıp Soylu
WASHINGTON, D.C. ' Israeli lobby is pushing hard on a new resolution
accusing President Tayyip ErdoÄ?an of endangering Jewish community in
Turkey to weaken Turkish-American bilateral relations. House
Resolution 707, which was introduced to House of Representatives
before recess and co-sponsored by Democrat Jerrold Nadler and
Republican Peter Roskam, is specifically targeting ErdoÄ?an for his
comments comparing Israeli crimes in Gaza with barbarism of Hitler.
The resolution, which is backed by main Israeli lobby groups including
AIPAC, ADL and AJC, stated," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's continued anti-Israel incitement, including stating that
Israel's defense against Hamas rocket fire is ''barbarism that
surpasses Hitler,' sparks unwarranted anger towards Jews and endangers
the Turkish Jewish community and Jews around the world."
A congressional aide, speaking to Washington Free Beacon, claimed that
people are happy to see members taking a stand against ErdoÄ?an and
exposed the resolution's real aim which is to target Turkish American
relationship. "ErdoÄ?an's controversial statements and support of
terrorist organizations like Hamas" should call into question
bilateral relations between the two countries." the senior aide said.
This statement is clearly exposing the sharp differences with the
Congress and the President, Barack Obama. The president last month
praised ErdoÄ?an's victory speech and noted that as Turkey's first
directly elected President, ErdoÄ?an has an historic opportunity to
further move Turkey forward, the White House said.
Yet it didn't stop Israeli lobby groups to ramp up support for the
resolution. AJC called its followers and members to stand up for the
initiative." Urge your Representative to support a resolution
introduced by Representatives Roskam and Nadler condemning increasing
incidents and expressions of global anti-Semitism and specifically
citing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an for incitement
against Jews and the Jewish state." The action alert reads.
The initiative received strong criticism from Turkish diplomats based
in Washington, D.C. A diplomat, speaking under the condition of
anonymity, said that Israel was trying to cover up the strong
international reaction against its actions under the name of
anti-semitism. " It is true that Israel's Gaza action feeds
anti-semitism too. Turkish President ErdoÄ?an's stance on Israel wasn't
discriminative or offensive .
He reiterated his position against anti-semitism many times in the
last month. " Diplomats said that the timing of the resolution was
unfortunate as well. "The text was prepared before the presidential
elections. So ErdoÄ?an's inclusive statements about Jewish people
living in Turkey did take place during his infamous balcony speech. He
said that people regardless of their ethnic and religious identities,
including Jews are the genuine citizens of Turkey."
ErdoÄ?an last month said that all the citizens of his country are the
children of one nation. "We are the people of Turkey before being
Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Yazidi ... Alawite, Sunni ... before being
Kurdish, Arab, Laz, Georgian, Bosnian, Circassian, Armenian or Greek,"
he said in Ankara during his victory speech.
Diplomats said that the number of representatives supporting the
resolution will be clear next week after the break, and they will set
a strategy to remove the passage on ErdoÄ?an.
http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2014/09/04/israeli-lobby-backed-resolution-targets-turkishamerican-relations
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Sept 4 2014
ISRAELI LOBBY BACKED RESOLUTION TARGETS TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Ragıp Soylu
WASHINGTON, D.C. ' Israeli lobby is pushing hard on a new resolution
accusing President Tayyip ErdoÄ?an of endangering Jewish community in
Turkey to weaken Turkish-American bilateral relations. House
Resolution 707, which was introduced to House of Representatives
before recess and co-sponsored by Democrat Jerrold Nadler and
Republican Peter Roskam, is specifically targeting ErdoÄ?an for his
comments comparing Israeli crimes in Gaza with barbarism of Hitler.
The resolution, which is backed by main Israeli lobby groups including
AIPAC, ADL and AJC, stated," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's continued anti-Israel incitement, including stating that
Israel's defense against Hamas rocket fire is ''barbarism that
surpasses Hitler,' sparks unwarranted anger towards Jews and endangers
the Turkish Jewish community and Jews around the world."
A congressional aide, speaking to Washington Free Beacon, claimed that
people are happy to see members taking a stand against ErdoÄ?an and
exposed the resolution's real aim which is to target Turkish American
relationship. "ErdoÄ?an's controversial statements and support of
terrorist organizations like Hamas" should call into question
bilateral relations between the two countries." the senior aide said.
This statement is clearly exposing the sharp differences with the
Congress and the President, Barack Obama. The president last month
praised ErdoÄ?an's victory speech and noted that as Turkey's first
directly elected President, ErdoÄ?an has an historic opportunity to
further move Turkey forward, the White House said.
Yet it didn't stop Israeli lobby groups to ramp up support for the
resolution. AJC called its followers and members to stand up for the
initiative." Urge your Representative to support a resolution
introduced by Representatives Roskam and Nadler condemning increasing
incidents and expressions of global anti-Semitism and specifically
citing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an for incitement
against Jews and the Jewish state." The action alert reads.
The initiative received strong criticism from Turkish diplomats based
in Washington, D.C. A diplomat, speaking under the condition of
anonymity, said that Israel was trying to cover up the strong
international reaction against its actions under the name of
anti-semitism. " It is true that Israel's Gaza action feeds
anti-semitism too. Turkish President ErdoÄ?an's stance on Israel wasn't
discriminative or offensive .
He reiterated his position against anti-semitism many times in the
last month. " Diplomats said that the timing of the resolution was
unfortunate as well. "The text was prepared before the presidential
elections. So ErdoÄ?an's inclusive statements about Jewish people
living in Turkey did take place during his infamous balcony speech. He
said that people regardless of their ethnic and religious identities,
including Jews are the genuine citizens of Turkey."
ErdoÄ?an last month said that all the citizens of his country are the
children of one nation. "We are the people of Turkey before being
Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Yazidi ... Alawite, Sunni ... before being
Kurdish, Arab, Laz, Georgian, Bosnian, Circassian, Armenian or Greek,"
he said in Ankara during his victory speech.
Diplomats said that the number of representatives supporting the
resolution will be clear next week after the break, and they will set
a strategy to remove the passage on ErdoÄ?an.
http://www.dailysabah.com/americas/2014/09/04/israeli-lobby-backed-resolution-targets-turkishamerican-relations
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress