Comment

A Little Green Footballs Christmas

79
Killgore Trout12/25/2013 2:48:06 pm PST

looks like the Turkish government is melting down over bribery/banking/financial scandals.
Fourth resignation from Turkey’s ruling AK Party
Although not mentioned in press reports I kinda suspect it might be related to this: Turkey ‘has Replaced Iran as Hamas’s Sponsor’

The sources said the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has overseen the transfer of up to $250 million a year to Hamas, and particularly to its governing apparatus in Gaza.

“The money is channeled mostly through private sources, but with full coordination with Erdogan and his aides,” a source said.

Turkey has coordinated the cash transfers with Qatar, which has been hosting the Hamas leadership since its expulsion from Syria in late 2011, according to the report.

Turkey is the only NATO member to recognize Hamas. According to the Tribune’s sources, Ankara has hosted a Hamas presence, led by Salah Al Arouri, that facilitates operations and cash transfers, mostly to Judea and Samaria.

In 2012, Qatar pledged $400 million to the Hamas regime in Gaza. But the sources said most of the money failed to arrive because of Doha’s crisis with the new military-backed regime in Cairo.

The sources said Israel has urged NATO members, particularly the United States, to stop Turkish funding of Hamas. They said the Turkish support was also undermining the Palestinian Authority, which is run by the Fatah terror organization, and which has control over parts of the Jewish biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria.

Turkey was also said to have provided training to Hamas security forces. They said the Turkish training, provided by non-government elements aligned with Erdogan, was presented as an effort to enhance order in Gaza.

E-mail