Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Back in the news: two-three lines about the "spring"
I am trying to avoid as much as possible to address here too many political issues. Purposively avoiding the news, I am tying to focus rather on literature, history, books, daily practice, cooking. Anything but news.
But when a couple of minutes after the entering the new week I started reading the news, I couldn't believe it's true: the embassy of the state of Israel was attacked and its personnel humiliated by a herd of aggressive protesters - they weren't protesting for more education or democracy or the end of corruption practices, but against a democratic and independent state. It is not the first incident since the events leading to the fall of Mubarak's regime. During and after the events the local media and the social networks of various Egyptian activists incited for a "stronger" position against the state of Israel, accused of being interested in maintaining Mubarak's power.
This is not the first time in history when incompetent regimes are finding very fast an imaginary scapegoat whose transferred the incapacity of change or general failures. What happened in the last days represents a serious warning and doesn't concern only the state of Israel, but any country who claims belonging to the family of democracies. Most probably, the provocations of any kinds will continue this week, as Turkey's Erdogan is incoherently making various waves in his sink.
Selfishly thinking, maybe my quiet time dedicated to books and learning will significantly diminish. Still, dreaming of a "shavua tov".
Monday, 5 September 2011
40 Israelis detained, questioned ... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
Turkey's new style diplomacy: 40 Israelis detained, questioned ... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics
I was surprised to see this summer adds on buses in Tel Aviv and elsewhere offering holidays trips - at very low prices - in Turkey. The Turkish Airlines office in Tel Aviv was deserted but many Israelis continued to find Antalya and Istanbul. A very small groups of Jews are living nowadays in Turkey where the Jewish tradition is longer than the reign of Erdogans and his fellows.
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