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VIDEO / Israel rebukes Turkey over brutish TV portrayal of IDF
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Tags: israel news, Gaza, turkey 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday complained to Turkey over a new television drama airing there that depicts Israel Defense Forces soldiers as brutal murderers.

Lieberman instructed staff at the Foreign Ministry to protest in the face of their Turkish counterparts. He stressed that airing this type of show reflects a grave level of incitement against Israel - and with government approval.

The show, called Ayrilik, features a love story that develops between the lead characters during Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports.


However, a partial episode available on YouTube depicts multiple images of the IDF brutalizing the Palestinian population by shooting children in the chest and kicking elderly people on the ground, among other things.



Lieberman said that "broadcasting this series is incitement of the most severe kind, and it is done under government sponsorship," according to the Foreign Ministry statement.

"Such a drama series, which doesn't even have the slightest link
to reality and which presents Israeli soldiers as murderers of
innocent children, isn't worthy of being broadcast even by enemy
states and certainly not in a state which has full diplomatic
relations with Israel," he said.

In the clip, Israeli soldiers can be seen shooting a smiling young girl in the chest, steamrolling a tank through a crowded street and lining up a firing squad to shoot at Palestinians.

The show airs on Turkish State-sponsored television channel TRT1, according to Israeli media outlets.

They also reported that the drama's Web site says it "brings to life the bleeding wound of Palestine. The show depicts all sides of the generations-long tragedy... This season focuses on the women and children and the Palestinian story, as well as the notion that the ultimate solution is love, compassion and world peace."

There is currently no Turkish envoy in Israel, as the previous envoy completed his term last week. However, the Israeli envoy in Ankara dispatched an urgent message to officials there outlining Israel's concern over the show.

The latest incident comes amid a crisis in previously friendly
Israel-Turkey relations.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that "diplomatic sensitivities" led his government to ban Israel from a joint NATO air force drill, French news agency AFP reported.

"There is military cooperation between Turkey and Israel...but currently there are diplomatic sensitivities that we have to take into consideration," AFP quoted Edrogan as telling the Dubai-based channel Al-Arabiya.

"We have taken the conscience of our people into consideration when we decided.... I had to be the voice that expresses the existence of my people and my people were rejecting Israel's participation."

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      1.   Anti semitic incitement is nothing new.......... 22:10  |  bernard ross 14/10/09
      2.   Hope you`re happy with these lies, Goldstone 22:15  |  McQueen 14/10/09
      3.   Sounds Like What They Did in Jenin 22:20  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/10/09
      4.   No Turk 22:22  |  utagawa 14/10/09
      5.   It only tells the truth 22:22  |  Ahmet 14/10/09
      6.   So it`s an accurate portrayal... 22:23  |  H50 14/10/09
      7.   Israel summons Turkey? 22:24  |  sh 14/10/09
      8.   its hard to reject the truth...glad lieberman is handling this 22:26  |  also glad 14/10/09
      9.   is it wrong to tell the truth? 22:27  |  Tony Silver 14/10/09
      10.   Do They Show the Murder of Rachel Corrie? 22:28  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/10/09
      11.   Tourism 22:29  |  Israeli 14/10/09
      12.   TURKEY & ISRAEL 22:31  |  ELIE 14/10/09
      13.   Israeli soldiers in Turkish Army Uniforms. 22:31  |  Stephen. 14/10/09
      14.   always the same problem 22:34  |  watcher 14/10/09
      15.   I saw it last night on TV,it was so amateurishly bad AND islamist 22:41  |  mehmet 14/10/09
      16.   what`s so inaccurate about this 22:44  |  samuel Flores 14/10/09
      17.   This Is Getting More Elaborate And Sophisticated... 22:48  |  Yosemite 14/10/09
      18.   you reap what you have sown 22:49  |  tea man 14/10/09
      19.   If this is what passes for the Turkish government`s view of 22:49  |  Jacob Blues 14/10/09
      20.   They just filmed own soldiers` treatment of the Kurds 22:50  |  Absolute Sweden 14/10/09
      21.   HERE HE GOES AGAIN... 22:50  |  Pierre S 14/10/09
      22.   Time to recognize Turkish crimes! 22:51  |  Mike 14/10/09
      23.   TV portrayal of IDF 22:53  |  proud american 14/10/09
      24.   Pushing Us Too Far 22:54  |  Jacob 14/10/09
      25.   The high cost of Cast Lead 22:55  |  Mark Lincoln 14/10/09
      26.   Ineffable... 23:01  |  Ari 14/10/09
      27.   The fact remains that the Israelis really did commit war crimes 23:02  |  UN Dipshit 14/10/09
      28.   The Cast Lead chickens coming home to roost 23:03  |  David 14/10/09
      29.   C`mon it`s a TV show. What about Jewish portrayals of.... 23:03  |  Lou Medel 14/10/09
      30.   Stephen - What are you talking about? 23:05  |  Mister 14/10/09
      31.   Waltz with Bashir 23:07  |  ben 14/10/09
      32.   No Yaakov not like what `they` did in Jenin 23:23  |  Mark Lincoln 14/10/09
      33.   # 22 23:23  |  ben 14/10/09
      34.   Ahmet 23:25  |  Mary 14/10/09
      35.   The IDF kills with love in their heart? 23:31  |  Natallie Durson 14/10/09
      36.   Ahmet from Istanbul 23:32  |  David Isarel 14/10/09
      37.   Overreacting 23:37  |  O 14/10/09
      38.   I wonder how Turkish military feels about breaking Israeli ties- 23:37  |  just wondering 14/10/09
      39.   Yaacov Sullivan tens of thousands Kurds murdered by Turks!! 23:39  |  arthur 14/10/09
      40.   A series about Armenian genocide? 23:54  |  Rory 14/10/09
      41.   Turkish Series 23:58  |  Murat 14/10/09
      42.   TV Drama 23:59  |  Derya 14/10/09
      43.   Israel can dish it out but not take it. 00:12  |  WHG 15/10/09
      44.   Turkey is Sinking into the Abyss 00:27  |  Ron 15/10/09
      45.   Things Never Change 01:08  |  Edifice 15/10/09
      46.   Dramatizations - The Valley of Elah, Saving Private Ryan 01:10  |  Mark of Lewiston 15/10/09
      47.   Message to Israelis - IGNORE TURKISH PROVOCATIONS 01:26  |  massaraksh 15/10/09
      48.   Avigdor Lieberman 01:34  |  Robert Carey 15/10/09
      49.   This is nothing short of an anti-Jewish blood libel 01:41  |  Bernard 15/10/09
      50.   Did they mean to portray their Armenian genocide but couldn`t so 01:46  |  Svetlana 15/10/09
      51.   Peace process is victim of ... 02:02  |  Bronxite10 15/10/09
      52.   The series actually depicts what Turks are doing to the Kurds 02:17  |  Jacob 15/10/09
      53.   How inocent the Turks are? 02:27  |  Al 15/10/09
      54.   It is about time to think about independent Kurdistan 02:54  |  17 15/10/09
      55.   Ahmet from Istanbul 03:04  |  Alex 15/10/09
      56.   Our military is upset by this crazy islamist film 03:10  |  Yuksel Kamil 15/10/09
      57.   Do not vacation in Turkey 03:11  |  Ajay 15/10/09
      58.   SULLIVAN JUST like Jenin,where Arabs got caught with their lies 03:34  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      59.   Turkey Diplomatic Channels..... 03:34  |  Rubicon 15/10/09
      60.   Yaakov Sullivan and Rachel Corrie 03:40  |  Eaglebeak 15/10/09
      61.   #5 Ahmet 04:36  |  Clickfool 15/10/09
      62.   #16 and #23 and all the other Israel haters 04:44  |  Jeff 15/10/09
      63.   A sick yet old but GROWING trend of anti-semitism 04:53  |  Ezra 15/10/09
      64.   Reminding Erdogan terror atacs in Ankara 04:58  |  Abuya 15/10/09
      65.   What about the 1.5 million Armenians 05:14  |  Yosi 15/10/09
      66.   Let Israel show movies of Turkish genocide on Armenians 05:20  |  Samuel Prime 15/10/09
      67.   Let Israel show movies of Turkish genocide on Armenians 05:22  |  Samuel Prime 15/10/09
      68.   Has anyone paid attention to how Palestinians are portrayed 05:29  |  Richard Pearce 15/10/09
      69.   PROUD AMERICAN your government does not take 2nd hand rumor 05:45  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      70.   Not Incitement, it is reality 05:47  |  Khaled Amayreh 15/10/09
      71.   TEA Man 12000 missiles on Israeli civillians is what was sown 05:48  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      72.   End relations with Turkey 06:04  |  Salt 15/10/09
      73.   Turkey playing with fire 06:06  |  American 15/10/09
      74.   Israel rebukes Turkey? Big deal? 06:29  |  betz55 15/10/09
      75.   Israel rebukes Turkey 06:31  |  Hugh 15/10/09
      76.   Empty-headed tribalism. The heck with being 06:32  |  Brad 15/10/09
      77.   Proud (silly uninformed) American 06:36  |  Brad 15/10/09
      78.   Pierre S 06:43  |  Brad 15/10/09
      79.   Mehmet`s Enlightement 06:45  |  Brad 15/10/09
      80.   Yakkov 06:49  |  Brad 15/10/09
      81.   PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP & SEE THE REALITY 07:23  |  Ibrahim 15/10/09
      82.   Be fair 07:25  |  Colin Wright 15/10/09
      83.   To Ahmet #5 `It only tells the truth` 07:34  |  Colin Wright 15/10/09
      84.   Turks have based this on own soldiers` behaviour, not Israel`s 07:45  |  Serge 15/10/09
      85.   maybe the idf should`ve allowed reporters into gaza after all 08:00  |  eric 15/10/09
      86.   Sad and pathetic if not foolish! 08:19  |  mor 15/10/09
      87.   ERIC who stopped them going through Egypt? 08:41  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      88.   peter sm 28 08:42  |  potobac 15/10/09
      89.   IBRAHIM.Iran has other ideas about who leads the Moslem world 08:56  |  PETER SM 15/10/09
      90.   This was just the first episode 08:59  |  sh 15/10/09
      91.   Israel demands the ability 09:20  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/10/09
      92.   Hard to imagine... 09:25  |  Anne 15/10/09
      93.   GOLDSTONE AND TV 09:30  |  JJ 15/10/09
      94.   Israel deserve this! 09:37  |  Ed 15/10/09
      95.   To sh #47 `This was just the first episode` 09:46  |  Colin Wright 15/10/09
      96.   Think twice... 09:47  |  Flora 15/10/09
      97.   Israeli soulders and killing children 10:50  |  abjad 15/10/09
      98.   its not about IDF but about turkish army agains kurds 11:00  |  rafiq 15/10/09
      99.   chutzpa 11:19  |  oz 15/10/09
      100.   Some Israelis are unable to handle the truth 11:30  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 15/10/09
      101.   linthwait 11:38  |  Yaron 15/10/09
      102.   As a Turkish Jew 1 11:39  |  James 15/10/09
      103.   The truth does hurt, ... 11:41  |  Micha 15/10/09
      104.   As a Turkish Jew 2 11:45  |  James 15/10/09
      105.   tv portrayal of idf 11:51  |  zoe 15/10/09
      106.   Nothing new 11:52  |  Ishai 15/10/09
      107.   All in all the impression is that someone is holding-a-gun... 11:52  |  Esther 15/10/09
      108.   self questioning 12:01  |  Turk 15/10/09
      109.   Noone watches this 12:06  |  Ozzy 15/10/09
      110.   Interesting to see a critic of Israel 12:15  |  sh 15/10/09
      111.   This is freedom of expression, guys 12:17  |  David 15/10/09
      112.   Turkish Jew..I am with you..Where is Lieberman 12:18  |  Meir Gush Etzion 15/10/09
      113.   #63 Yaron 12:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 15/10/09
      114.   They should be showing .... 12:42  |  B.Morris 15/10/09
      115.   shame on Turkey 12:54  |  Daniela 15/10/09
      116.   #24 Clickfool 12:56  |  Mike 15/10/09
      117.   the picture on Ha`aretz could have been Turkish-Armenian episode 13:00  |  JO 15/10/09
      118.   Hmmm EU candidate Turkey rapped over human rights 13:08  |  Yonathan 15/10/09
      119.   Perhaps israel should start enforcing discpline in the IDF 13:11  |  jens 15/10/09
      120.   Where was Lieberman...when Dutchman... 13:12  |  Uri Weinstein 15/10/09
      121.   Well "Hakoushi Asa Etshelo.........." 13:15  |  Abecassis 15/10/09
      122.   Hit their tourism industry 13:28  |  Jer 15/10/09
      123.   Turkish Chutzpah 13:30  |  Michael 15/10/09
      124.   It`s not clear to me why do we, Europeans, still look into Turkey 13:33  |  Petra 15/10/09
      125.   TURKISH TV 13:45  |  GERALD STONEBERG 15/10/09
      126.   James 13:52  |  Jozef 15/10/09
      127.   justic 13:53  |  oz 15/10/09
      128.   Turkish army has killed 37,000 Kurds in Iraq since 1995 14:06  |  Paul O`Niall Mooney 15/10/09
      129.   Again, if the IDF would not have killed so many Palestinian..... 14:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/10/09
      130.   so what? 14:09  |  oz 15/10/09
      131.   It`s time for the world to recognize the Armenian genocide by the 14:10  |  Margaret 15/10/09
      132.   Ironic 14:15  |  Lola 15/10/09
      133.   JENS 14:20  |  Yaron 15/10/09
      134.   to #97 Turkey economy depends on Israel??!!!! 14:21  |  Honor and Pride 15/10/09
      135.   These shows are a dime a dozen 14:26  |  Lola 15/10/09
      136.   Yes...think about what you`re doing.... 14:29  |  linda 15/10/09
      137.   Jens, keep on dreaming! it will never happen 14:30  |  Lola 15/10/09
      138.   Moslem sanctimonious hypocrites slandering the Jews & Israel? 14:31  |  Catholic observer 15/10/09
      139.   Uri: You miss the point 14:36  |  Brad 15/10/09
      140.   Yaakov`s Hyperbole 14:42  |  Brad 15/10/09
      141.   If Israel had not banned media from the Gaza 14:42  |  ben 15/10/09
      142.   Uri Weissman 14:43  |  Lola 15/10/09
      143.   Swiss (Dino) again if Arabs have not kiled so many Israelis 14:52  |  David Israel 15/10/09
      144.   To James 14:56  |  Lola 15/10/09
      145.   Another bias 14:58  |  Syrian opinion 15/10/09
      146.   Ironic 2 15:06  |  Lola 15/10/09
      147.   Pierre S. Is lying for politics what they teach in Oslo schools? 15:16  |  Eve 15/10/09
      148.   Islamic religion left no room for peace with the Jews ! 15:17  |  Akram Zekaria 15/10/09
      149.   When a country bans media coverage 15:17  |  American 15/10/09
      150.   why are movies about the Armenian genocide censored in Turkey? 15:24  |  Anonymous 15/10/09
      151.   Photo - Israel has never created a firing squad... 15:38  |  bat yam 15/10/09
      152.   "protest in the face of their Turkish counterparts"D 15:47  |  DICKERSON3870 15/10/09
      153.   DO YOU HAVE PROOF? 15:54  |  FATİH 15/10/09
      154.   Fatih - Not my word Orhan Pamuk`s word 16:28  |  David Isarel 15/10/09
      155.   My Armenian relatives are survivors of the genocide 16:29  |  Anonymous 15/10/09
      156.   Turk massive hate fraud on jews and Israel 16:55  |  Sander Fridman 15/10/09
      157.   #23 Proud American - Don`t be so proud 17:02  |  *BEN JABO 15/10/09
      158.   #25 Lincoln - Of course Cast Lead was worth it 17:05  |  *BEN JABO 15/10/09
      159.   Turkey will retreive Jursalem back as islamic center 17:11  |  tea man 15/10/09
      160.   #149 American - War isn`t a media event 17:12  |  *BEN JABO 15/10/09
      161.   Does Bibi`s government expect to censor all global media? 17:24  |  Michael 15/10/09
      162.   Mark Lincoln: That Is Very Difficult to Know 17:25  |  Yaakov Sullivan 15/10/09
      163.   Contiuning dialogue... 17:39  |  utagawa 15/10/09
      164.   Breaking the Cycle of Violence 17:53  |  Anonymous 15/10/09
      165.   IDF does not systematically kill civilians! response 18:08  |  R 15/10/09
      166.   tit for tat 18:15  |  uri 15/10/09
      167.   Probably more of a portrayal of what happens in Turkey 18:22  |  No end in sight 15/10/09
      168.   REBUKE ANKARA ? 18:36  |  ZORRO 15/10/09
      169.   same 18:55  |  mehmet 15/10/09
      170.   Tea ManTurkey will retreive Jursalem back as islamic center 19:11  |  pema 15/10/09
      171.   Fatih, is your head in the sand? Here`s the evidence. 19:30  |  Paul O`Niall Mooney 15/10/09
      172.   America`s "Pravdas" keep quiet about Turkey`s conduct 19:41  |  Paul O`Niall Mooney 15/10/09
      173.   #129 Dino, Dutch and Swiss have the same professional infection 19:44  |  Mark B. 15/10/09
      174.   Mehmet from Istanbul 20:03  |  David israel 15/10/09
      175.   Good work Paul! Now check the Gazza war crimes! Start Goldstone! 07:32  |  Fatih 16/10/09
      176.   #175 Fatih - I agree 21:44  |  *BEN JABO 16/10/09
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