Stratfor
Feb 14 2009

Turkey: Military, Foreign Ministry Protest Israeli General’s Comments

February 14, 2009 | 1652 GMT

Turkey’s military and Foreign Ministry protested comments by Israel’s
commander of land forces, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, who was quoted by
Haaretz as saying that Turkey should not criticize Israeli actions in
the Palestinian territories when there are Turkish troops stationed in
northern Cyprus, Haaretz reported Feb. 14. Mizrahi also was quoted as
saying that Turkey represses its Kurdish minority, and he accused
Turkey of massacring Armenians during World War I. The Turkish Foreign
Ministry lodged a complaint to Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy over
Mizrahi’s statements.