Erdogan again

 

Why is Erdogan backing Hamas against Israel? 

What’s Turkey’s role in conflict?

(Firstpost)

"Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said while the West and Israel ‘can view Hamas as a terrorist organisation’, he sees them as mujahedeen – holy warriors engaged in jihad. Experts say his words have seemingly put paid to any notion that Ankara could act as a mediator."

"Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has upset Israel by calling Hamas ‘liberators’ who are fighting for their homeland.

Erdogan on Wednesday said while the West and Israel ‘can view Hamas as a terrorist organisation’, he views Hamas as mujahedeen – holy warriors engaged in jihad.

Erdogan also said he has cancelled his trip to Israel because of its “inhumane” war against Hamas in Gaza."

"What did Erdogan say?

As per The Times of Israel, Erdogan said that Israel and the West ‘can view Hamas as a terrorist organization’.

“The West owes you a lot. But Turkey does not owe you anything,” Erdogan, addressing his AK party in Parliament said.

(This is our ally? 

With the second largest standing army in NATO.

“The West owes you a lot. 

But Turkey does not owe you anything,”

He's still fuming at the coup attempt against him yo. 

It ought to be pretty obvious.)

“Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is a group of mujahideen defending their lands.”

“Western tears shed for Israel are a manifestation of fraud,” he added, as per Hindustan Times.

Erdogan further said his plan to visit Israel is off.

“We had a project to go to Israel, but it was cancelled, we will not go,” Erdogan added.

“I invite all other countries with reason and conscience to put pressure on the … government to return the state of Israel to sanity,” he added as per Politico."

"Erdogan in 2014 accused Israel of ‘keeping Hitler’s spirit alive’ amid a war with Gaza."

"Turkey in the past has pulled for a two-state solution as the way to solve the Israel-Palestine problem.

However, under Erdogan, it has clearly backed Hamas."

"As per The Times of Israel, Turkey helmed by Erdogan has a long and lasting relationship with Hamas."

"Not only has Erdogan kept in touch with Hamas leadership since the war kicked off, he has even allowed the terror group to keep an office in Istanbul for more than a decade."

"On Tuesday, Erdogan accused the United Nations Security Council – where the United States, Britain and France have permanent seats – of bowing to the “Israeli regime”.

"On Wednesday, he added: 

“Those outside the region should stop pouring fuel into the fire."

“All parties should take their hands off the trigger and a ceasefire should be declared immediately… Direct or indirect negotiations should be initiated to release the hostages.”

"Erdogan is expected to appear at a massive rally in Istanbul on Saturday defending Palestinian right."

"What do experts say?

"That Erdogan’s words have seemingly put paid to any notion that Ankara could act impartially.

"A piece in CFR contended that the Turkish people’s outpouring of sympathy for Gaza is only likely to further cement Erdogan’s bond with Hamas."

“Still, Erdogan’s sympathies for Hamas notwithstanding, he is also acutely aware that a major conflagration in the region would be detrimental to everyone, Turkey included. This explains why he reportedly warned his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, against steps that would increase tensions,” the piece argued.

"The piece added that Erdogan is now looking at the relationship with Israel and the United States further going downhill."

“Erdogan could have initially contributed much to the search for a compromise in this conflict. He has eschewed the little trust Washington may have had in him with the stridency of his anti-American language."

(Newsflash:

It's could be what happens 

when you launch a failed coup

against somebody!)

He appears to have dealt himself out of the US-led negotiations,” 

the piece concluded.

(Like he cares)

"A piece in Foreign Policy said Erdogan made a personal choice to foster the relationship with Hamas."

(See the failed coup attempt mentioned above.

It's just like the NATO expansion piece yesterday.

We like to act like all of this just happens in a vacuum

and that we haven't had anything to do with the situation(s) 

ending up like they do

BUT IT"S JUST NOT THE CASE!)

“At this point, though, the Hamas relationship has deep roots in Turkey and will be difficult to uproot,” the piece said. It added that no one takes Erdogan seriously due to his ties with Hamas."

“In charting such a course, Erdogan is once again acting in a manner that confirms the West’s deepest suspicions about his true affinities. As the Biden administration continues to shore up support for Israel through U.S. Secretary of State Antony’s Blinken’s shuttle diplomacy efforts, the only stop missing from his tour of the region is Ankara. Turkey appears to have made its choice to stand with Hamas, only because Erdogan wanted it this way,” the piece concluded.

(Well I wonder why that was?)

"But others put the ball squarely in the court of Israel and the West.

“Without talking about occupation, without talking about Palestine and Palestinians’ situation, there’s no room to move, it’s just talk,” Ozhan told Al Jazeera.

“It depends on if Israel – and the support it has coming from Washington and Europe – are really interested in mediation.”

Ohan warned that a ‘ripple effect’ could widen the conflict.

“The wise choice should be re-establishing a political context and using this crisis as a leverage to create a political framework. But it depends on Israel and it depends on some Western capitals.”

Unfortunately?

There's not going to be any:

"re-establishing a political context 

and using this crisis as a leverage 

to create a political framework"

Revelation 17:8-11

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

The Holy spirit didn't use me to get so much right in leading to this point just to get that interpretation wrong.

I remember those days in Brother Joes Bible study.

There were witnesses there.

I remember it being the Ottoman Turks.

I remembered them being responsible for the Armenian genocide.

Then?

The failed coup attempt made sense.

Along with all seven letters in the book of Revelation being addressed to churches in Turkey

Along with Satan's Throne being located in Pergamon etc...

It's kinda how God works.

Sometimes he makes it so obvious?

That you miss it.