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Israel hits back at Turkey over scuppered air force drill
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel News, Haaretz TV 

Turkey announced on Sunday the cancellation of an international air force drill at one of the country's air force bases, which was to include Israeli jets.

Foreign Ministry sources said that Turkish military officials had approached the Israel Defense Forces recently with a surprising demand that Israel refrain from participating in the drill, due to the IDF's activity in Gaza.

Israeli inquiries on the matter with the Turkish foreign ministry were met with evasive responses. Consequently, the U.S. and Italy withdrew their participation from the drill in protest, which led to the cancellation of the entire drill.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon called Ankara's step "a blow to NATO, European and American interests," and suggested the United States and other NATO members approach Turkey over the exclusion.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been under pressure recently to exclude Israel from the drill, on the grounds that Israel should not be allowed to participate while its planes are bombing the Gaza Strip

In his response on Thursday, Ayalon played down the effects Turkey's decision might have on political relations between the two U.S. allies.

"Turkey has been and remains an important strategic anchor in the Middle East, and certainly its relations with Israel is something that serves the entire region," Ayalon told Israel Radio.

Turkey, a secular country ruled by an Islamic-oriented party, had long been Israel's best friend in the Muslim world. But ties have cooled sharply over Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's sharp criticism of Israel's winter war in the Gaza Strip, especially in light of a televised fracas between President Shimon Peres and Erdogan at the Davos Conference this past January.

In light of the Turkish demands regarding the air force drill, Israel approached U.S. officials stressing that the unusual nature of the move, which violates the understandings regarding Israel's participation in NATO drills, like the drill in question.

Turkey adopted a critical stance on Israel and Erdogan maintained that Israel was carrying out genocide in the Gaza Strip. Since then, the two states have maintained diplomatic and military contacts but have not had any meetings between high-level officials.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's cancelled his visits to Israel recently after Israel denied his request to visit the Gaza Strip from Israeli territory.

Davutoglu had been invited to take part in the Presidents' Conference, which is scheduled to take place in a few weeks in Jerusalem.

Israeli officials' feared in regard to the visit is that if Davutoglu goes to Gaza, it will become a festive event for Hamas and it will become a media circus with the Turkish FM staying amidst the rubble of buildings destroyed by the IDF during Cast Lead. Officials suspected Davutoglu would also be encouraged to make anti-Israel statements.

Davutoglu was appointed foreign minister only recently, and has sought a role in future peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

A top Israel official said "Turkish leadership during Operation Cast Lead did not encourage us to agree to this request."

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      3.   Glass Turk 08:38  |  utagawa 11/10/09
      4.   Turkey 08:43  |  s.davies 11/10/09
      5.   SHAME on Erdogan 08:49  |  GA 11/10/09
      6.   support for Turkish decision 08:55  |  ben 11/10/09
      7.   Payback time when Turkey asks for our help to enter EU 09:08  |  Kenny 11/10/09
      8.   walid/air farce drill 09:14  |  zoe 11/10/09
      9.   Turkey bans Israel from Air force drill and 09:21  |  David Nigel Braham 11/10/09
      10.   turkey is a pariah state too 09:23  |  nadav 11/10/09
      11.   kicking it cold turkey 09:37  |  kochmalogue musmach 11/10/09
      12.   A message? 09:51  |  John of Jordan 11/10/09
      13.   Pariah or Rogue? 10:00  |  Ghassan 11/10/09
      14.   Turkey bans ... 10:02  |  howiej 11/10/09
      15.   1 million murdered Armenians is not genocide? 10:03  |  danny 11/10/09
      16.   Bravo Turkey 10:03  |  northern neighbor 11/10/09
      17.   Turkey 10:04  |  Ralph 11/10/09
      18.   Boycott Turkey!!! 10:17  |  Sky 11/10/09
      19.   Israel denies the Armenian Genocide 10:19  |  ben 11/10/09
      20.   Israel & The Armenian Genocide 10:20  |  Tony 11/10/09
      21.   Erdogan`s Turkey 10:24  |  AB 11/10/09
      22.   Time to tie PA state timing to independent Kurdistan timing 10:32  |  Dr. L. Brnd 11/10/09
      23.   to # 2 So we Jews have to keep our heads down? 10:35  |  CM 11/10/09
      24.   The Turks and us, the Jews. 10:36  |  ZORRO 11/10/09
      25.   @ Ghassan 10:44  |  Ralph 11/10/09
      26.   What Turkey did is hurt itself 10:46  |  Al 11/10/09
      27.   The everchanging times in Turkey. 10:49  |  Stephen. 11/10/09
      28.   It is about time Israel should stste unequivocally 10:50  |  17 11/10/09
      29.   Correct headline: Turkey forced to cancell the drill due to 10:56  |  17 11/10/09
      30.   Well done Turkey; shame on US and Italy 10:58  |  Chanalau, Tova 11/10/09
      31.   Bravo Turkey. We are proud of you 10:58  |  Mihim 11/10/09
      32.   well well well 11:00  |  VIPER 11/10/09
      33.   The turkish mass murder of Armenians 11:00  |  Johnny 11/10/09
      34.   Peace in the middle east 11:02  |  Cem 11/10/09
      35.   to Walid 11:07  |  Ricardo Ibrahim 11/10/09
      36.   Worth it 11:09  |  Iain 11/10/09
      37.   # 7 kenny 11:11  |  Axel 11/10/09
      38.   Hypocrasy at BEST! 11:11  |  Yosi 11/10/09
      39.   Genocide ? 11:18  |  rich 11/10/09
      40.   #15 good question Danny, you must ask Abe 11:21  |  Ardi 11/10/09
      41.   The Turks will not care ........ 11:33  |  Chaim 11/10/09
      42.   TURKEY JOINS RANKS OF TERRORISTS. 11:36  |  Petra 11/10/09
      43.   Israel`s prevarication 11:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/10/09
      44.   BOYCOTT TURKEY 11:38  |  Petra 11/10/09
      45.   "GA ",shame on Israelis going on holidays to Turkey 11:42  |  Absolute Sweden 11/10/09
      46.   #34 Axel 11:46  |  ron 11/10/09
      47.   to Cem #31 11:46  |  Yosi 11/10/09
      48.   Tardy Turks 11:57  |  Israeliguy 11/10/09
      49.   Viper 29 12:02  |  American in NY 11/10/09
      50.   Shame to Erdogan #5 12:05  |  Kurtendp 11/10/09
      51.   No Dr. L. Brnd exist! Israel has no power to tie anything.period! 12:07  |  sj 11/10/09
      52.   # 37 Ardi/Vienna re Foxman 12:11  |  17 11/10/09
      53.   Ricardo Ibrahim 12:11  |  northern neighbor 11/10/09
      54.   To Ardi from Vienna 12:34  |  Bnayahu 11/10/09
      55.   Why Turks call Jews Yahudi and not Musevi 12:34  |  Nora Tel Aviv 11/10/09
      56.   A split in NATO? 12:35  |  Justine Effort 11/10/09
      57.   Israel now paying a heavy price for never having had a "daddy"... 12:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 11/10/09
      58.   The turkish option as a friend 12:42  |  Yom Tov 11/10/09
      59.   Obama supports Israel 13:04  |  US CITIZEN 11/10/09
      60.   To Ralph 22 13:05  |  Ghassan 11/10/09
      61.   Oxymoron 13:17  |  Yonatan 11/10/09
      62.   This is only the beginning 13:18  |  Pagael 11/10/09
      63.   Are you sure, Nora from Tel Aviv 13:23  |  Fatih 11/10/09
      64.   Justine, Turkey is not the lynchpin for NATO 13:24  |  Joe Frazier 11/10/09
      65.   Turkey 13:26  |  Brod 11/10/09
      66.   To Norah 13:28  |  Ghassan 11/10/09
      67.   There will be no peace in the World before Switzeland ceases to e 13:32  |  Absolute Sweden 11/10/09
      68.   Ghassan 13:38  |  rich 11/10/09
      69.   to Walid 13:44  |  alistair 11/10/09
      70.   to Walid 13:50  |  alistair 11/10/09
      71.   #56 Justin Effort 13:52  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/10/09
      72.   # 46 ron 14:05  |  Axel 11/10/09
      73.   Boycott Turkey 14:07  |  Andrew Michaels 11/10/09
      74.   what is cause and effect? 14:08  |  aron 11/10/09
      75.   The Turks and us...! 14:12  |  ZORRO 11/10/09
      76.   Good move. Good for Turkey. Good for Israel. 14:12  |  jens 11/10/09
      77.   Bravo Turkey! 14:13  |  SRSabbah 11/10/09
      78.   Reply to Cem 14:16  |  Simon_Of_Sydney 11/10/09
      79.   This is outlandish. In reprisal, Israel should immediately ... 14:20  |  AB 11/10/09
      80.   Turkey 14:25  |  Harold 11/10/09
      81.   Turkey bans Israel from international air force drill 14:32  |  R C 11/10/09
      82.   # 72 andrew 14:37  |  Axel 11/10/09
      83.   Just keep telling yourself 14:38  |  Richard Pearce 11/10/09
      84.   Excellent--Welcome to the EU turkey. 14:38  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      85.   Little Jens from DK,how bout war crimes tribunal for Danish docto 14:39  |  Absolute Sweden 11/10/09
      86.   # 1 14:47  |  the mirror 11/10/09
      87.   the zio-state and special relationships 14:50  |  to funny 11/10/09
      88.   #57 It was father Israel and stepfather AIPAC 14:50  |  Ardi 11/10/09
      89.   CALL IN THE LOBBY! 15:01  |  VOICE OF AMERICA)) 11/10/09
      90.   turkey 15:03  |  oz 11/10/09
      91.   Turkey 15:04  |  Brod 11/10/09
      92.   # 79 ab another jewish genius 15:06  |  Axel 11/10/09
      93.   Turkey still has trouble with the Armenian genocide 15:08  |  Anonymous 11/10/09
      94.   To [sic] funny 15:09  |  American in NY 11/10/09
      95.   The Turkish genocide and Israel 15:09  |  Robert 11/10/09
      96.   "You know how to kill" is an old Turkish saying 15:12  |  Anonymous 11/10/09
      97.   US CITIZEN # 59 Israel is a one way street 15:14  |  American in NY 11/10/09
      98.   Never trust Turkey with Erdogan 15:15  |  Yahiel 11/10/09
      99.   turkey 15:18  |  Yaron 11/10/09
      100.   I`ve often wondered why 15:22  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      101.   NATO consulted? 15:24  |  Nick Ferriman 11/10/09
      102.   good 15:26  |  yerushalmi 11/10/09
      103.   #83 Pearce 15:27  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      104.   Turkey bans Israel 15:27  |  Michael 11/10/09
      105.   Turkey-Armenia and Israel 15:29  |  anonymous 11/10/09
      106.   to glass turk #3 15:32  |  Ali 11/10/09
      107.   to number 4 15:33  |  Ali 11/10/09
      108.   Now that could be a problem... 15:34  |  Maureen Ann 11/10/09
      109.   axel 15:37  |  the mirror 11/10/09
      110.   no significance on the long term, 15:38  |  mehmet 11/10/09
      111.   #91 Axel 15:38  |  Manuel 11/10/09
      112.   American in NY 15:39  |  rich 11/10/09
      113.   Joe Frazier # 64 Turkey counts in NATO more then you know 15:40  |  American in NY 11/10/09
      114.   Why do you think they call it "Turkey"? 15:40  |  Sean 11/10/09
      115.   Axel (#91) Dear Axel from Germany 15:41  |  Gil 11/10/09
      116.   Israel did not embrace Armenian Genocide at hands of Turkey 15:42  |  Steven 11/10/09
      117.   Erdogan-USA-Israel mechanics, how it works ? 15:52  |  mehmet 11/10/09
      118.   to Jens 76 and how doing all this will bring Israel closer to pea 15:54  |  CM 11/10/09
      119.   Remind me again how many Amenians they annihilated? 15:54  |  Dan 11/10/09
      120.   #104 Michael....there didn`t seem to be a problem 16:01  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      121.   #53 northern neighbor...actually Ricardo Ibrahim 16:04  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      122.   Enough Already - The Whining Israelis Should Be Embarrassed 16:06  |  massaraksh 11/10/09
      123.   #101 Ferriman....Italy didn`t consult NATO either 16:06  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      124.   To Yosi #47 16:07  |  Cem 11/10/09
      125.   # 109 mirror 16:08  |  Axel 11/10/09
      126.   Walid wonders 16:09  |  SDHD 11/10/09
      127.   To Northern Neighbour 16:10  |  Ricardo Ibrahim 11/10/09
      128.   Ghassan 16:12  |  Ishai 11/10/09
      129.   Hypocritia from Turkey 16:12  |  Hub 11/10/09
      130.   # 115 gil 16:16  |  Axel 11/10/09
      131.   Turkey bans Israel from internation air force drill 16:17  |  Marlene 11/10/09
      132.   Dan let me remind you how many native Americans 16:19  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      133.   ataturk 16:20  |  jo 11/10/09
      134.   Erdogan from Turkey shouting Murder, Murder, Murder 16:29  |  Gil 11/10/09
      135.   Israel is not a member of NATO--It is in the middle East 16:32  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      136.   Israel is not a member of NATO--It is in the middle East3rd try 16:33  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      137.   Turkey, Israel, Kurdistan. 16:37  |  The Teacher/instruct 11/10/09
      138.   #132 Labhras 16:38  |  American in NY 11/10/09
      139.   The good old days of killing civilianze and .., 16:40  |  SAMMY 11/10/09
      140.   # 130 marlene 16:43  |  Axel 11/10/09
      141.   Boycott Israel 16:43  |  Leon 11/10/09
      142.   Congratulations 134 16:51  |  Bill 11/10/09
      143.   Gil #115 16:57  |  ben 11/10/09
      144.   # 137 "teacher" 16:57  |  Axel 11/10/09
      145.   What is Turkey afraid of? 16:59  |  Heather Czerniak 11/10/09
      146.   Turkeys ban on Israel 16:59  |  Monroe Spiegel 11/10/09
      147.   #135 Labhras and NATO 17:02  |  Pierre S 11/10/09
      148.   Just evidence 17:02  |  A TRUE American 11/10/09
      149.   Walid 17:05  |  Israeli 11/10/09
      150.   Antisemitism - damned if you do, damned if you don`t 17:05  |  Anonymous 11/10/09
      151.   To the Beirut residents 17:07  |  A TUE American 11/10/09
      152.   Israel is .. 17:09  |  un2here 11/10/09
      153.   # 138 American in NY 17:10  |  ben 11/10/09
      154.   American in New york---I did not address you 17:13  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      155.   Wow _ Turkey Cancells A Non Event With Israel 17:13  |  Eli 11/10/09
      156.   Ricardo Ibrahim 17:14  |  Aaron 11/10/09
      157.   # 117 mehmet 17:15  |  erdinch 11/10/09
      158.   and finally, my take on this 17:18  |  mehmet 11/10/09
      159.   walid 17:19  |  alan 11/10/09
      160.   was turrkey not going to send those planes that had bombed 17:19  |  v hardman 11/10/09
      161.   Turkey is really saying if you want to stike Iran... 17:20  |  ben 11/10/09
      162.   American in NY # 59 _ Don`t Foam At The Mouth Now 17:22  |  Eli 11/10/09
      163.   Not a blow to NATO. It`s a blow to Israel. 17:23  |  Michael 11/10/09
      164.   Tukey reacting to Pakistan assault 17:24  |  Christopher 11/10/09
      165.   Don`t visit Turkey! You are not welcome there 17:24  |  Indian 11/10/09
      166.   Reply to #78 Simon_of_Sidney 17:27  |  Cem 11/10/09
      167.   Bill # 142 _ Presumably You Are America. Do The American People 17:28  |  Eli 11/10/09
      168.   Axel (#130) I don`t know, I am pretty familiar with 17:29  |  Gil 11/10/09
      169.   Turkey in the EU, no Thanks... 17:30  |  Brazilian Jew 11/10/09
      170.   When the Lead Was Cast 17:32  |  Mark Lincoln 11/10/09
      171.   The lowest form of garbage known to humanity 17:32  |  Murray of Montreal 11/10/09
      172.   Thanks to proud and strong Turkish state, 17:33  |  anti-racist 11/10/09
      173.   Dr. L. Brnd From San Diego # 22 _ Brilliant Post. 17:34  |  Eli 11/10/09
      174.   Turkey and Armenia are working out differences w/o 17:38  |  zionist help 11/10/09
      175.   Turkey trying to do business in the USA 17:43  |  John 11/10/09
      176.   Israel should not provide military technology to Turkey 17:47  |  general_tao 11/10/09
      177.   How can excluding a non NATO country 17:49  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/10/09
      178.   Who asked him? 17:51  |  Axel 11/10/09
      179.   Turkey bans Israel from internation air force drill 17:51  |  Marlene 11/10/09
      180.   Certainly it is a "blow to NATO" 17:54  |  Dr Phil Sullivan 11/10/09
      181.   Blow to Nato? 17:55  |  Max 11/10/09
      182.   axel 17:55  |  the mirror 11/10/09
      183.   Axel (#130) I don`t know, I am pretty familiar with 17:55  |  Gil 11/10/09
      184.   Bill (#142) On the contrary 17:56  |  Gil 11/10/09
      185.   Ali`s words of wisdom- after the 2nd bottle...! 17:56  |  ZORRO 11/10/09
      186.   Absolute Sweden 17:58  |  Michael Fox 11/10/09
      187.   Utagawa 17:58  |  wibism 11/10/09
      188.   Turkey=Iran 17:58  |  American 11/10/09
      189.   i am sure turkey would be happy to let hamas participate 17:58  |  vik 11/10/09
      190.   Turkey turning into Pakistan 17:59  |  Eli 11/10/09
      191.   Kenny`s help to enter the EU? 18:00  |  wibism 11/10/09
      192.   LOL - blow to Nato? - it typifies the current 18:00  |  David 11/10/09
      193.   Turkey, Israel, Kurdistan 18:05  |  Michael Fox 11/10/09
      194.   Out in the cold 18:16  |  Chuck Hazel 11/10/09
      195.   Let`s see how long before this Headline is taken away 18:22  |  Sanyora 11/10/09
      196.   Cancel all military drills everywhere 18:22  |  Janice 11/10/09
      197.   Nick Ferriman is right---the US put Israel before 18:23  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      198.   Bill & Disgust . Turk Genocide 18:30  |  The Teacher/Instruct 11/10/09
      199.   Telling the world where to shove it 18:31  |  Mark Lincoln 11/10/09
      200.   Soon the Almighty will say, Enough! 18:31  |  Yosef Avraham 11/10/09
      201.   Erdogan will get a good grilling, probably tonight 18:34  |  mehmet 11/10/09
      202.   #156 Eli 18:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/10/09
      203.   Israel, stay proud! 18:39  |  Rafé 11/10/09
      204.   Turkey appears to do all it can not to be accepted to the EU 18:48  |  Eitan 11/10/09
      205.   fuck`m 18:50  |  Richard 11/10/09
      206.   Israel hits back at Turkey 18:53  |  Frioman 11/10/09
      207.   #7 Kenny where you from you sexy thing 18:56  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      208.   # 155 eli 19:02  |  Axel 11/10/09
      209.   In a few decades Cast Lead will be seen as the turning point 19:02  |  Kris Lazar 11/10/09
      210.   Not US, Britain, Sweden, Norway, PA, Turkey,....that get isolated 19:03  |  Observer 11/10/09
      211.   #204 Eitan---Israel is not in Nato and Qatzrin is not in Israel 19:04  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      212.   Richard # 205 _ I Could Not Have Said It More Eloquently 19:04  |  Eli 11/10/09
      213.   Exert Pressure for Human Rights 19:08  |  Vladek 11/10/09
      214.   #205 Richard in the hague---some friends heading your way 19:09  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      215.   Turkey and airforce drill 19:11  |  Bill Jackson 11/10/09
      216.   To 205 they need Israel like the US needs Israel 19:11  |  Dan 11/10/09
      217.   eitan you are an Israeli---not part of the EU 19:12  |  gillian 11/10/09
      218.   Turkey Tired of being Humiliated! 19:14  |  FOX 11/10/09
      219.   fathi, ignorant, and turk lovers 19:15  |  charro 11/10/09
      220.   a little country called israel 19:23  |  Petros 11/10/09
      221.   Goldstone an anti-semitic Zionist Jew?? 19:25  |  Adam 11/10/09
      222.   # 204 eitan 19:32  |  Axel 11/10/09
      223.   Labhras # 211 _ Actually Qatzrin Is In Israel 19:36  |  Eli 11/10/09
      224.   Turkey and NATO 19:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 11/10/09
      225.   Turkey should be banned due to genocide of Armenians & Kurd 19:41  |  Justice For All 11/10/09
      226.   Reaction to Israeli behavior 19:42  |  Les 11/10/09
      227.   Eitan the settler 19:42  |  wibism 11/10/09
      228.   Turkey serves European interests. 19:44  |  Uri Weinstein 11/10/09
      229.   Turkey hijacked by the Islamist-Jihadists. 19:47  |  Turkey hijacked 11/10/09
      230.   Adam #221_It Never Occured To Us That Anyone Would Label Self 19:49  |  Eli 11/10/09
      231.   Adam #221_It Never Occured To Us That Anyone Would Label Self 19:49  |  Eli 11/10/09
      232.   re: Michael Fox 19:59  |  THOMAS PAIN 11/10/09
      233.   No need of drill with a Turkey nobody can count on. 19:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/10/09
      234.   For Yom Tov # 58 20:06  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/10/09
      235.   #231 Eli of Berkeley 20:09  |  Chris Linthwaite 11/10/09
      236.   Turkey bans Israel from international air force drill 20:10  |  Agnetas Berggren 11/10/09
      237.   let the IDF fly to Turkey 20:12  |  ama 11/10/09
      238.   Chris Linthwaite # 235 _ You Are Wiser Than I thought 20:18  |  Eli 11/10/09
      239.   Yes,Israel has always right to bomb 20:20  |  Cengiz 11/10/09
      240.   Invade Turkey? 20:26  |  Nat 11/10/09
      241.   For those of us educated 20:32  |  A Fikery 11/10/09
      242.   The US maybe wasn`t up to having exercises with Israel 20:35  |  Singer 11/10/09
      243.   #223 Eli that Annexation is illegal as is the East J 20:40  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      244.   wibism 20:43  |  jorge saches 11/10/09
      245.   Correction to "Tardy Turks" 20:44  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      246.   Re: "Why Turks call Jews Yahudi and not Musevi" 20:54  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      247.   Labhras # 243 _ I Am Not Pensive At All And I Have Not 20:56  |  Eli 11/10/09
      248.   Joe Frazier from Philly 21:03  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      249.   Response to Andrew Michaels from Montreal 21:11  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      250.   So which one would you ask to dance? 21:19  |  r cummings 11/10/09
      251.   To Simon_Of_Sydney 21:19  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      252.   Response to R C 21:23  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      253.   Yom Tov...when the US Congress (House) 21:29  |  Lynn 11/10/09
      254.   To Robert from Toronto 21:29  |  Or Can 11/10/09
      255.   Do we still buy water from Turkey??? 21:49  |  Eli Maimon 11/10/09
      256.   observation 21:49  |  potobac 11/10/09
      257.   #141 Leon boycott 21:51  |  Angus 11/10/09
      258.   # 223 eli 22:02  |  Axel 11/10/09
      259.   "bombing of Gaza"? 22:07  |  Jasper 11/10/09
      260.   Thank you Turkey 22:25  |  Free Palestine 11/10/09
      261.   Eli in Tel Aviv 23:14  |  wibism 11/10/09
      262.   # 249 eli 23:14  |  Axel 11/10/09
      263.   Or can - occupied Cyprus 23:15  |  wibism 11/10/09
      264.   why do the jews who were forced out of europe 23:21  |  tell me why 11/10/09
      265.   above 23:23  |  moishe 11/10/09
      266.   turkey may forgo the EU for another 23:24  |  SHIA 4 EVER 11/10/09
      267.   Turkey 23:31  |  John 11/10/09
      268.   Eli maimon ---drill where and for what??? 23:32  |  Labhras 11/10/09
      269.   Or Can 23:39  |  Jasper 11/10/09
      270.   Turkey-Israel drill 23:47  |  zkt83 11/10/09
      271.   Why you only critisize Turkey? 00:09  |  Harun 12/10/09
      272.   Telling the world 00:34  |  sh 12/10/09
      273.   to #1 00:35  |  NYC Jew 12/10/09
      274.   Why israelis continue to travel in Turkey ? 00:35  |  Gilbert 12/10/09
      275.   Well it signals the end of NATO 00:41  |  steve from Raleigh 12/10/09
      276.   Response to # 248 Or Can 00:45  |  R C 12/10/09
      277.   Someone Should Remind The Current Leaders of Turkey ... 01:05  |  Tim R 12/10/09
      278.   #254 01:10  |  Tim R 12/10/09
      279.   TO A FIKERY@241 Tell it to the Kurds,The Armenians,The Greeks. 01:13  |  Benny 12/10/09
      280.   #250 Is that so, Potobac? 01:22  |  Tim R 12/10/09
      281.   comes around 01:24  |  David Reuben 12/10/09
      282.   JUSTICE FOR ALL@225 YUP,NOT ONLY THE KURDS,BUT ALSO.. 01:27  |  James 12/10/09
      283.   to Cem #124 01:30  |  Yosi 12/10/09
      284.   Jens is right! 01:32  |  utagawa 12/10/09
      285.   To Lynn 01:47  |  utagawa 12/10/09
      286.   Labhras _ Not Pensive At All. Nothing Has Changed About 01:52  |  Eli 12/10/09
      287.   Israeli firms and tech purifies Turkish waters 01:56  |  Tom 12/10/09
      288.   #132 Labrhas....newsflash 02:12  |  Lynn 12/10/09
      289.   To Gillian 02:19  |  utagawa 12/10/09
      290.   Anti-Israel Responders YOU ARE WRONG 02:47  |  Dallas 12/10/09
      291.   Cengiz from my Birthplace Izmir part 2 03:56  |  David Israel 12/10/09
      292.   Eli Maimon - Do you still buy water from Turkey? 04:00  |  David Israel 12/10/09
      293.   Un recognised Genocide 05:38  |  Shafaat Khan 12/10/09
      294.   Rich #112 regarding American in New York 08:43  |  ELIAS KHOURY 12/10/09
      295.   Why the hell is the air force engaged in politics. 09:08  |  ZORRO 12/10/09
      296.   It is Turkish Air Space 10:15  |  Turk in the USA 12/10/09
      297.   Harun I agree but half way 14:52  |  David Israel 12/10/09
      298.   Pariah or Rogue? 14:58  |  cabbar06 12/10/09
      299.   Eli # 162 4th try 15:25  |  American in NY 12/10/09
      300.   How Funny American In NY _ You Worked hard For That Post 16:24  |  Eli 12/10/09
      301.   IsraelHits back at Turkey over NatoDrill 17:16  |  Bob Matthews 12/10/09
      302.   to bob mathews 18:10  |  paz 12/10/09
      303.   Eli # 300 your grip on reality is fgagile 18:45  |  American in NY 12/10/09
      304.   Israel-Turkey 02:59  |  Gerald 14/10/09
      305.   "Operation Steel," "Hammer (1997)" and "Operation Sun (2008)" 03:46  |  DJStahl 14/10/09
      306.   A reply to u all from a Turkish national 15:22  |  Ozzy 14/10/09
      307.   Turkey is going through a change of identity 19:41  |  Sharon 14/10/09
      308.   to # 261 What Hutzpah! 08:28  |  Eli Maimon 15/10/09
      309.   to # 262 A blessed country 08:40  |  Eli Maimon 15/10/09
      310.   Response to Ghassan 08:12  |  Disgusted 21/10/09
      311.   The Turkey that eats crow 08:36  |  Disgusted 21/10/09
      312.   not the planes 06:39  |  DGS 23/11/09
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