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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTurkey's Erdogan sees Israel's hand in Egyptian overthrow
urkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Tuesday of having a hand in the Egyptian military's overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi, making comments likely to further undermine efforts to restore Ankara's strained ties with Israel.
Erdogan, who has become one of the fiercest critics of the Islamist leader's removal last month, also said he feared "autocratic regimes" would take root if the West failed to respect election results.
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"What do they say in Egypt? Democracy is not the ballot box. What is behind it? Israel. We have in our hands documentation," Erdogan told provincial leaders of his AK Party.
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Erdogan did not say what documentation he had, but referred to comments he said an Israeli cabinet minister had made before Egyptian parliamentary elections held after a popular uprising pushed President Hosni Mubarak from power.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/us-turkey-egypt-israel-idUSBRE97J0IK20130820
And for the record I think this is crazy pandering shite.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)PDJane
(10,103 posts)Israel is not a bystander.
hack89
(39,171 posts)being manipulated to oppose a government that Israel opposes?
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)William769
(55,147 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)that it's rooted in ugly bias.
malaise
(268,998 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)or anything the U.S. did, for that matter. but then I rely on history, facts and evidence.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)He was one of Bush's best buds in the Mideast and now he's supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.....absolutely disgraceful man, I hope he gets booted out of office soon.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)although he does still harbor a (legit) beef with Israel from the flotilla raid...
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Israel controls the largest military in the Arab world?
cali
(114,904 posts)It's sick shit.
I'm completely opposed to Israel when it comes to the occupation and settlements. Just throwing that out there in advance of the coming accusations of being an apologist for Israel.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Israel's popularity in Egypt's military, notsomuch.
Fozzledick
(3,860 posts)and Morsi was overthrown because he was such a turkey.
In any case, it's hard to take anything he says seriously.
pampango
(24,692 posts)Saudi Arabia is emerging at the forefront of a forceful effort by Persian Gulf monarchies to back Egypts new military leaders, exacerbating a fierce struggle for influence in the chaotic and increasingly leaderless Arab world and putting the Saudis at odds with the United States, a long-standing ally.
On Monday, Saudi Arabia promised to compensate Egypt for any aid that Western countries might withdraw in response to the harsh tactics employed by Egypts leaders to quell protests by supporters of the countrys deposed president, in which nearly 1,000 people and more than 100 police officers are reported to have been killed.
Concerning those who announced stopping their assistance to Egypt or threatening to stop them, the Arab and Islamic nation is rich with its people and capabilities and will provide a helping hand to Egypt, Faisal told the official Saudi news agency while on a visit to France.
Faisals pledge followed a rare foreign policy address on Friday, in which Saudi Arabias aging King Abdullah praised the actions of the Egyptian military and accused demonstrators of terrorism, extremism and sedition.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/backing-egypts-generals-saudi-arabia-promises-to-fill-financial-void/2013/08/19/9d91384a-0901-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html
WatermelonRat
(340 posts)But I don't believe they hold enough sway over the Egyptian military to have orchestrated it. The military had plenty of reasons of their own to overthrow Morsi. Israel is probably supportive of the coup, but they weren't instrumental in making it happen.