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| Let the Turks have Gaza |
| 2010-06-03 |
| David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy Turkeys Islamist government, not known for its compassion to, say, Kurds in Turkey, has been shedding crocodile tears over Gaza for several years now, and helped instigate the flotilla fiasco. So I have a modest proposal: if Turkey is so concerned with the welfare of Gazans, why not let Turkey run the place. Israel doesnt want it, and never has; it tried to give it back to Egypt several times, but Egypt doesnt want it, either. Meanwhile, Gaza is controlled by a terrorist government that is both cruel and incompetent; and Israel is not going to lift its siege to long as Hamas is in charge. But maybe Hamas, which of course is concerned with nothing more than the welfare of its subjects, would be willing to turn the administration of Gaza over to Turkey. Gazans would benefit from Turkeys trade ties with the rest of the world; Gazans and Israelis would be rid of Hamas; and Turkey would be able to send all the aid it wants to Gaza! Win-Win-Win! And if Hamas doesnt agree, lets just say that Turkey, or at least its Ottoman predecessors, has been in charge in Gaza before, and knows how to deal with violent local factions.... It's a crazy idea, but it's so crazy that it just! might! work! |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #5 Turkey and Israel should get together and give Syria to the Kurds. If all Kurds moved to Syria they would be out of Turkey's hair and provide a stable reasonable nation to Israel's North. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-06-03 23:09 |
| #4 If you look at the history of the region, about every third wave of invaders/conquerors could be labeled "Yet more Turks". You don't have to give those guys anything. Better be on your toes or they'll damn well take it. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-03 14:18 |
| #3 While we're at it, how about Smyrna, Alexandretta, Trebizond and Byzantium? And that's just a starter list. Are the Turks stupid, ignorant or both? Do they really want to play this game? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-06-03 13:45 |
| #2 ed has the better idea. Every time that Turkey opens its pie hole, Israel should offer to fill it with Gazans. Israel should even offer free transport to *any* Gazan who wants to get out from under the thumb of Hamas, and head to Turkey. Then it should formally ask Turkey to provide thousands of permanent resident visas for Israel to distribute to Gazans. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-06-03 13:36 |
| #1 Let the Turks have Gazans. Starting with as many as can be crammed on those ships. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-06-03 13:17 |