Report: Israel marring Turkey-US ties
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:52:02
Turkey, Syria, and Iran are cooperating in battling PKK.
The recent crisis in US-Turkish relations is embedded in the Israeli lobby's concern over Turkey's closer ties with Iran and Syria.
According to a report carried on the Rense website Wednesday, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and Turkey's other erstwhile friends, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), are concerned about its amicable ties with the mentioned countries.
The report adds that the Israeli lobby, withdrawing support for their former allies in Turkey, have pushed for the approval of the Armenian genocide resolution.
Turkey, Syria, and Iran are cooperating in battling PKK forces on their respective territories. It appears that Israel is willing to sacrifice its past close relations with Turkey in its support for the Kurds.
Israel's Mossad has re-established close links with the Kurds in the region and is creating tension between Iran, Turkey, and the Kurds, the report notes.
The election of an Islamic-minded government in Turkey has been another reason for AIPAC, the ADL, and the neocons in Washington to turn up the heat on Ankara.
Adding to the anger of the Israel lobby was the recent natural gas deal inked between Syria, Iran, and Turkey. Iran will provide Syria with Iranian gas via Turkish pipelines.
Turkey has already blamed Israel for the passage by the US House International Relations Committee of the Armenian genocide resolution.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan reportedly told Israeli president Shimon Peres earlier this month that since Israel ultimately controls Jewish-American organizations like the ADL, Turkey held Israel partly responsible for the passage of the Armenian genocide resolution.
