A NATO country and EU candidate with 70 million Muslims that the US National Intelligence Council expects to be a nationalist, Islamist regional power by 2015? Good times:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s toxic comments Sunday that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip would lead to punishment from Allah and Israel’s “self-destruction” drew a protest from the Foreign Ministry, which told Turkey’s ambassador to Israel that these words were “unacceptable” among friendly nations. Erdogan, speaking at a municipal election campaign rally in Anatolia, said Israel was “perpetrating inhuman actions which would bring it to self-destruction. Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents.”
For the last few years Turkey has been at the center of US-Syrian peace talks. Though don’t read anything into how their Prime Minister is willing now to call down divine wrath on Israel. Before this week their political echelon was totally impartial. But you know who’s going to be particularly psyched about this? The Turkish military.
References:
* US intel agencies see stronger, Islamic Turkey in 2025 [Jihad Watch]
* Israel: Erdogan’s words ‘unacceptable’ [JPost]
* Awww… Turkey’s So Pissed Off At Israel That They Might Not Help Israel Give Syria Back The Golan [MR]
Previously:
* This Summer’s War With Syria – Syria Calling Up Reservists?
* Turkish Officials Working To Reinterpret Holy Books, Trigger Muslim Reformation (Plus: Uh Oh)
* Awww… Turkey’s So Pissed Off At Israel That They Might Not Help Israel Give Syria Back The Golan
