TagsTagsFor his hateful outburst at Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Istanbul. Turkey is slipping back into the pre-Ataturk Dark Ages, with an Islamist prime minister at the helm. UPDATE at 1/30/09 10:34:43 am: Meanwhile, Shimon Peres and ...
Israel, Palestinians, Middle East, Turkey, Davos, World Economic Forum
At about 39:20 into this video from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Shimon Peres launches into an impassioned defense of Israel’s actions against Hamas—provoking an angry outburst from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who then stalks off stage as Washington Post moderator David Ignatius sputters and the ...
Israel, Palestinians, Middle East, Turkey, Davos, World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is meeting in Egypt, and the media are outraged that terrorist gangs and the states who support them were not invited: Guest list raises questions at Mideast forum. Who’s raising these “questions?” Well, those would be the ones writing the articles. SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - World Economic ...