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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: U.S. Jewish group wants its award back from Turkey's Erdogan Yahoo... ANKARA (Reuters) - An association of Jewish Americans said Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has become the world's "most virulent anti-Israeli leader" and demanded he return an award it gave him a decade ago, partly for his efforts to broker peace between Israel and Palestinians. The New York-based American Jewish Congress awarded Erdogan its "Profile of Courage" award in 2004 for what it said was his stance on fighting terrorism and working towards a peace. "Now, we want it back," the association's president, Jack Rosen, said in an open letter to Erdogan dated July 23 and made public on Thursday. He cited the Turkish leader's comments last weekend that Israel had "surpassed Hitler in barbarism" through its attacks on Gaza. [ID:nL6N0PU0WS] "A decade after we gave you our award, you have become arguably the most virulent anti-Israel leader in the world — spewing dangerous rhetoric for political gain and inciting the Turkish population to violence against the Jewish people." Anti-Israeli sentiment runs high in Turkey, and Erdogan's rhetoric plays well with his base of largely conservative Sunni Muslim voters, who he hopes will hand him victory in Turkey's first direct election of a president next month. There is widespread anger in Turkey at Israel's offensive in Gaza, where the death toll reached 747 on Thursday after Israeli forces shelled a U.N.-run school, killing at least 15 people. Israel, which says it has a right to defend itself, has lost at least 32 soldiers in clashes inside Gaza and with Hamas raiders who have slipped under the fortified frontier in tunnels. Palestinian rockets and mortar bombs have killed three civilians in Israel. [ID:nL6N0PZ0SR] Israel said last week it was reducing its diplomatic presence in Turkey after protesters pelted its consulate in Istanbul with stones and draped Palestinian flags on the ambassador's residence in Ankara. [ID:nL6N0PT3P2] The U.S. State Department called Erdogan's earlier remarks, in which he likened an Israeli MP to Hitler and said the Jewish state was terrorizing the region, "offensive and wrong". Turkey, a member of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, was once Israel's closest regional ally. Washington considered it a credible broker in the Middle East peace process. Rosen said Erdogan had forfeited Turkey's seat "at the table of legitimate mediators" and that all parties would have been better off had he remained a "proponent of peace". Erdogan has made no apology for his stance, criticizing the West and Arab nations and acknowledging in a television interview on Monday that he no longer spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama as frequently as in the past. [ID:nL6N0PX56E] (Reporting by Jonny Hogg; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Larry King) Poster Comment: doppelgänger They really really hate it when someone speaks the truth about them. Perhaps they should just buy all the media in Turkey and print how wonderful and chosen they are3-1 . Fred 5 hours ago 2 1 131 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 1,685 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000 1,140 Israelis and at least 7,590 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. 8,600 Israelis and 59,737 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. During Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $8.5 million per day in military aid and $0 in military aid to the Palestinians. Israel has been targeted by at least 77 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by 1. 0 Israelis are possibly being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 6,000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. 0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and at least 28,000 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967. Israel currently has 262 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. "Creating Israel on land already inhabited by Palestinians would "Imperil not only American but all Western interests in the Near East." Dean Acheson, U.S. Statesman, 1947 Prediction proved out by the passage of time. 1-2 RENE No one values any award from the Jews anyway.5-3 Foster Oh, that's the way it works?? They gave him an "award" and thus think that they can tell him what to say? They must be mistaking Erdogan for an AMERICAN politician.`7-3 [DEFAULT_USERNAME] Commenter or a British prime Minister called Blair maybe Cameron too we will know in the next few weeks -1 Tel Zaatar In reality it is not an honor for Erdogan to have an award from land thieves, children murderers and history fabricators. I I was Erdogan I would throw it in the toilet, because it is a disgrace to have that award. 3-3 james Talk about a bunch of Indian-givers..They usually whip out the anti-Semite card when things don't go their way..now they want to take back something? Are they going to give back the trillions America's politicians have been funneling over to them the last 50 years? How about the home of the Palestinian refugees they stole in 1948..are they planning on returning those too? 10-4 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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