Weak Israeli Government Preparing to Apologize to Turkey

[muman613]

This is demoralizing news if it is true. It appears that for all the bravado and hot air which Netanyahu and his administration have demonstrated has been a charade. Despite the appearance of being strong willed and principled it appears this weak Israeli government is preparing to Bend over and kiss Turkeys rear-end. Yes, this is not a joke although it still sounds like one to me...

Israel has NOTHING to apologize for. While in the course of maintaining a naval blockade the IDF attempted to board a ship which was trying to break the blockade and the troops were attacked with weapons and they responded, killing the 9 terrorists on board the ship. Now Turkey has been whining about getting an apology which, in my opinion, is a game that Turkey is playing attempting to make Israel look stupid... Well it appears that Turkey is winning this game...

When will the Israeli people be blessed with a leader who is capable of leading her into the future. Netanyahu definitely seems like a weak sissy and he should be replaced sooner than later. If Israel will give Turkey an APOLOGY for defending herself from a plot hatched from within Turkey then I think that Netanyahu should pack up and hide his ugly face.

Even Avigdor Lieberman seems prepared to make this apology.... Shame on the Israeli people, Shame on the Israeli leaders, Shame on the Jewish people..

http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/07/hurriyet-palmer-report-delayed-until.html

[TruthSpreader]

What a shame. Turkey should apologize to the Armenians who they killed over 2 million almost a century ago. 

[muman613]

What a shame. Turkey should apologize to the Armenians who they killed over 2 million almost a century ago. 

Yes, now an Israeli politician is asking for Turkey to Apologize to Israel for the flotilla...


http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146079

Landau: Turkey is the One Who Needs to Apologize


National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau on Monday rejected outright the Turkish demand that Israel apologize for killing nine Turkish citizens in the 2010 incident on the Mavi Marmara.

In an interview with Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew-language news service, Landau said an Israeli apology would only harm its status and prestige in the world.

“If anyone should apologize, it’s Turkey for standing behind the provocative flotilla,” he said. “It’s Turkey that needs to explain its connections with Hamas and other extremist Muslim groups. It’s Turkey that needs to explain its policy, not only to us but to the entire world.

“Enough with these Israeli apologies,” added Landau. “If we apologize we will be presented as the ones responsible for what happened and we will be humiliated.”

Landau rejected the arguments that an Israeli apology will prevent Turkey from demanding that the naval commandos who boarded the Marmara be put on trial. He said he is convinced that even if Turkey does not stand behind these demands for prosecution of the commandos, it will do so through a third party. He added that the relations between Turkey and Israel have always depended on the Turks’ interests, noting that when the Turkish government sought to prove its ability to lead the Muslim world, it did so at Israel’s expense.

Referring to the position of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over the apology, Minister Landau admitted that he does not know where Netanyahu stands.

“It is difficult to assess,” he said, adding that if Netanyahu ultimately agrees to apologize to Turkey, many ministers would find it hard to accept. “Whoever does not keep his honor, no one will keep his honor for him,” said Landau.

Landau’s comments came as Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reportedly considering downgrading diplomatic relations with Israel.

The Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported Monday that Erdogan’s “Plan B” is to downgrade the level of Turkey’s diplomatic staff in Israel if Israel continues to refuse to apologize for the Mavi Marmara incident.

Meanwhile, the United Nations officially confirmed on Monday that the release of the Palmer Report on the Mavi Marmara incident would be postponed until late August.

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky, who confirmed the delay, gave no specific date for when the report would be released.

[Yaakov Mendel]

The weak Israeli leaders are a humiliation to the Jewish people as a whole. It is obviously the Turks who should apologize, not the other way round. Besides, as a general rule, NEVER apologize to an Arab. The Arab culture despises apologies and apologizing to Arabs encourages them to be more violent and greedy.