re: #343 NJDhockeyfan

Syria hops on the bandwagon.

Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday that Damascus would stand by “every decision” made by Turkey to see Israel lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, declaring: “We are not just about condemnation, we are about actions.”

At a joint press conference in Istanbul with Assad,Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government was prepared to supply the Gaza Strip with “everything it needs”, adding that Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory must end immediately.

Quite a long article, including this tidbit:

Israeli commander: If Erdogan sails to Gaza, he will be declaring war

According to a Lebanese report on Saturday, Erdogan is considering traveling to Gaza aboard a Turkish navy vessel accompanying a new attempt by protest boats to break Israel’s maritime blockade.

A senior IDF commander said Monday Israel would view an attempt by Erdogan to sail to Gaza as an act of war.

“If he comes here with Turkish warships there can be no doubt that it would amount to a declaration of war,” Major-Genral (Res.) Uzi Dayan told Army Radio.

“We need to draw a clear line and say that whoever crosses it will not be boarded but sunk.”

That’s a direct quote instead of the must more dramatic paraphrase of Uzi Dayan in my #341