Turkey – The Jewish community in Turkey announced they received with regret the Israeli attack against Mavi Marmara and said they back the protests in Turkey.
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The Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community in Turkey made a statement, saying tehy have received with sadness the military intervention against the Mavi Marmara vessel.
The statement said “We share the reaction in our country against this kind of final of the initiative and express our sadness to the public.”
Meanwhile Acting Prime Minister Bulent Arinc of Turkey said on Monday that there was no hostility against Jewish citizens living in Turkey.
Arinc held a press conference in Ankara and said that a threat against Jewish citizens never took place in Turkey and 70 million Turkish people did not have hostility against Jewish citizens.
“I believe that the people who gathered in front of embassy (of Israel) in Ankara and Istanbul aimed to express their deep sorrow (over Israel’s attack on ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza). They will not make any harm,” he said.
Arinc said, “all we know that Israel has used disproportionate force in Palestine and Gaza and other regions from time to time. Innocent people, women, children and families suffered. Turkish people were always beside innocent people.”
Replying to a question, Arinc said three joint exercises earlier planned to be performed with Israel were cancelled.
Bunch of whiney wimpy Jews…when their host country starts burning down their shuls we’ll see them run to Israel for protection.,,,
The ghetto mentality lives on…
Look at the weapons found on the ship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvS9PXZ3RWM – get as many people as possible to watch this clip – send to everyone you know
Stop judging, what would you say in their position? They have families to protect and DON’T want their shuls burnt down. What happened to al tadoon es chavercha??
To #1 the Jewish community in turkey did the right thing do u want that the goverment in turkey should turn against the Jews there????
What the world don’t understand about Israel is, that they are always in a position of self defense. No country he’s that challenge! Think about it.
What choice do they have but to say that?
This way was already used by our sage Yakov Uviny when he encountered the hatred of Iesuv Hurusha. And since then jews thru out history had the same “ghetto mentality”… Acutely this is the Toirah way.
It only ended for the majority of jews (zionists) when the new meaning of a jew popped up from the secular jews in Germany.
And we all know how it ended
To #1 and #2 What should the Jews of turkey do? They should dance that their countrymen died?. I think that rabbi said a very appropriate statement.
Why does everyone think that all these Hamas loving meshuganas are Turkish and now we have to play nice with Turkey?
Just because the boats came from there?
Grow some!
You idiots! (#1 and #2 )
Do you think he has a choice? You think Istanbul is Flatbush, and he can call some talk show and mouth off against the gov’t? You think it is meah shaarim and yiddin can burn the country’s flag and attack it and work with those who seek to destroy it and keep getting gov’t services and protection?
Did any of you ever consider that there can be genuine differences of opinion among well-meaning jews?
Going to shul in Istanbul, is not like going to Shul in Broro Parak, you have to walk with Baseball Cap, you must fax in your Passport Thursday night. there was a few terorists acts against the shuls in the last few years so yes it can be scary to show your Jewishness \ Judiasim in Turkey.
Did these protesters think it is a game wimpy Israel was going to let them in?
The Rabbi had no alternative, saying the opposite could have placed the lives of the Jews in Turkey in mortal danger.
They wrote the letter with Red ink as the blue ink was finished. Vehamavin yovin.
Excuses, Jews in America are under no threat yet seventy eight percent voted for Obama knowing his disdain for Israel. To this day, majority of American Jews or even other Jews couldn’t care less about Israel’s five million Jews… Expendable…
this article probably originated from al-jazeera, so before you start bashing the jews of turkey keep in mind that its probably not true and even if it is, its only because their scared of the arabs in their country so they have to play along with them