"Erdogan may call off regular joint Turkish-Israeli military maneuvers
DEBKAfile Special report
January 5, 2009, 12:28 PM (GMT+02:00)
Turkish prime minister breaks diplomatic bounds
The close, longstanding Turkish-Israel relationship may be the first strategic casualty of Israel's Gaza offensive against Hamas. Monday, Jan. 5, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outdid many of the Jewish state's enemies in vituperation when he accused Israel of 'perpetrating inhuman actions which would bring it to self-destruction. Allah will sooner or later punish those who transgress the rights of innocents,' he said. If his hostility toward Israel persists, the fallout for American Middle East policies and Israel's defense position in the region will be far-reaching."
DEBKAfile - Erdogan may call off regular joint Turkish-Israeli military maneuvers