By Sodium
Israel's inhuman blockade of Gaza for the last three years and the late Israeli military operation, in the high sea,35 miles off the coast of Gaza, against Turkish ships carrying humanitarian aids of foods and medicines for the sieged people of Gaza, the result of which were at least 9 peace activists dead ( some news paper put the dead at 16 ) and undisclosed numbers wounded, mostly Turkish nationals, had / has compelled Mr.Ragab Tayyeb Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey to take tough measures against Israel, once upon a time Turkey was an ally to Israel.
Indeed, it is amazing how the political equilibrium can shift so drastically in the shifting sands of the Middle East.
Among Mr. Erdogan's tough measures against Israel's military arrogance are the following steps or issues Mr. Erdogan had / has made publicly clear for the whole world to see and hear:
(1) He ( Mr.Erdogan ) has already canceled the military exercises Turkey was supposed to conduct with Israel military forces.
(2) He has declared publicly that Turkey will never abandon the Palestinians in Gaza as human beings need badly humanitarian assistance.
(3) He has made it clear to Israel that Turkey will never forget the legal status of Jerusalem which in reality negates every illegal steps Israel had / has so far done in East Arab Jerusalem which included kicking the Palestinians from their homes by force of arms and then allow Jews only to live there. The whole purpose of such horrible Israeli actions is to make the Jewish residents in East Jerusalem the majority instead of the current Palestinians majority.
(4) There are newspapers report that Mr. Erdogan may even go further than that and decrease the staff of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv in Israel to the minimum allowed. Same newspapers reported that he may even cancel all business dealings already singed with Israel.
Because of the foregoing reasons, Mr.Erdogan who is Turkish, not an Arab, has all of a sudden become the hero of the hour in the Arab and Muslem world. Based on my reviews of several newspapers in the Arab world, the vast majority of the people in the streets of the Arab world have expressed immense admiration for Mr.Erdogan. One columnist wrote that if Erdogan could run in the schedule elections in Egypt in 2011 and in the Tunis 'election scheduled for 2014,he could / can win in those two Arab countries handily. I may add by land slide. In fact, he can win every election that may be held honestly in every state of the 22 states that make-up the Arab world.
Most likely, the repercussions of the Israeli military actions against the Turkish ships called " Marmara, " carrying humanitarian aids to the people of Gaza will not be over for some times to come. Already some steps have already taken in Europe as well as in Turkey to bring legal charges against some leaders in the Israeli leadership. Whether or not, such actions will produce tangible punishment against Israel, only the future will reveal.
I have just stumbled on this by accident and I must say it is interesting. I wonder if the writer, ( Sodium ), still thinks that Mr. Tayyeb Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, remains so popular in the Arab and Muslim world. I have noticed that the date of publication of this article was on June 5,2010. That is slightly more than four years ago. I will be checking this forum every now and then, hoping for a response from Sodium. I am Turkish and would like to know.
ReplyDeleteAhmat,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I have followed Google's recommendation which recommends to re-check the comment section, every now and then, to watch for scam. I am glad, because what I have found in your comments, not a scam, but genuine interest and profound honesty. My answer to your question can be summarized as follows:
(1) Mr. Tayyeb Rajab Erdogan has lost some of his popularity in the Arab world because of his obvious involvement in the Syrian Civil War that has been going on for the last almost five years.
(2) The Arabs themselves are divided: Some express their sport to the Syrian regime and others against it and totally support the Syrian opposition.
(3) Mr. Erdogan is still popular in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
(4) When the Muslims Brotherhood Movement was in power in Egypt, Mr. Erdogan was extremely popular in that country. Since the Muslims Brother Movement has been overthrown, his popularity has decreased, depending on the Egyptian citizen wether he or she for the new regime, or for the former rule of the overthrown Muslims Brotherhood Movement.
(5) In the Arab countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Palestine, the people are divided about Erdogan's popularity: He is still popular among the hard core Muslim Arabs, but not so among the secular Arabs.
(6) As to the North African Arab countries, I do not know anything about Erdogan's popularity in them because I have no access to reliable source of news.
As you may see from the above outline, Mr. Erdogan 's popularity in the Arab World has not collapsed completely because of his involvement in the Syrian Civil War, which has become a real international one), but it has lost its intensity when it reached apex during the Turkish Marmara Ship incident.
Ahmad, I hope all the above will be helpful in answering your question. And thank you for taking your time to raise such a question. And your comments are much appreciated. .
Ahmat,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I have followed Google's recommendation which recommends to re-check the comment section, every now and then, to watch for scam. I am glad, because what I have found in your comments, not a scam, but genuine interest and profound honesty. My answer to your question can be summarized as follows:
(1) Mr. Tayyeb Rajab Erdogan has lost some of his popularity in the Arab world because of his obvious involvement in the Syrian Civil War that has been going on for the last almost five years.
(2) The Arabs themselves are divided: Some express their sport to the Syrian regime and others against it and totally support the Syrian opposition.
(3) Mr. Erdogan is still popular in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
(4) When the Muslims Brotherhood Movement was in power in Egypt, Mr. Erdogan was extremely popular in that country. Since the Muslims Brother Movement has been overthrown, his popularity has decreased, depending on the Egyptian citizen wether he or she for the new regime, or for the former rule of the overthrown Muslims Brotherhood Movement.
(5) In the Arab countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Palestine, the people are divided about Erdogan's popularity: He is still popular among the hard core Muslim Arabs, but not so among the secular Arabs.
(6) As to the North African Arab countries, I do not know anything about Erdogan's popularity in them because I have no access to reliable source of news.
As you may see from the above outline, Mr. Erdogan 's popularity in the Arab World has not collapsed completely because of his involvement in the Syrian Civil War, which has become a real international one), but it has lost its intensity when it reached apex during the Turkish Marmara Ship incident.
Ahmad, I hope all the above will be helpful in answering your question. And thank you for taking your time to raise such a question. And your comments are much appreciated. .