Erdogan’s Blaming of Israel Might be Funny If It Weren’t So Sad

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of being behind the Egyptian military coup only to be met with strong criticism from Egypt, Israel and the United States.
Pedestrians look at billboards with the pictures of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu (L), in Ankara March 25, 2013. Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday an Israeli apology for the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists that was brokered by U.S. President Barack Obama met Turkey's conditions and signalled its growing regional clout. The billboard reads, "Israel apologized to Turkey. Dear Prime Minister (Erdogan), We ar
Pedestrians look at billboards with the pictures of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, March 25, 2013. Erdogan said an Israeli apology for the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists that was brokered by President Barack Obama signaled Turkey's growing regional clout. - REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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What would happen if everything got taken seriously? It sure wouldn’t be a healthy way to live.

That may be one reason why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office decided to play down Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s accusation that Erdogan has “evidence” that “Israel is behind the Egyptian military coup.” Sadly, though, the more Erdogan continues his frenzy of blaming Israel for any and all troubles in the world, the less and less meaning his words impart.

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